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intersexness

intersexness noun: the state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.

Noun

intersexness (uncountable)

  1. The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.
    Synonyms:
    intersexuality

Synonyms of intersexness

Origin of intersexness

From inter- + sex + -ness.

Questions about intersexness

What does intersexness mean?
Intersexness means the state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.
What part of speech is intersexness?
Intersexness is a noun.

Words near intersexness in the dictionary

  1. intersex
  2. intersexed
  3. intersexes
  4. intersexing
  5. intersexism
  6. intersexness
  7. intersexphobia
  8. intersexphobic
  9. intersexual
  10. intersexualism
  11. intersexualist

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