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Meaning of neuter

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

neuter

Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːtə//ˈn(j)uːtɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

  2. A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.

  3. (grammar) The neuter gender.

  4. (grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.

  2. To rid of sexuality.

  3. To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

    Synonyms:impartialneutral
  2. (grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

    Example: a neuter noun

  3. (grammar) Intransitive.

    Example: a neuter verb

    Synonyms:intransitive
  4. Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.