Meanings
adjectivehormonal (comparative more hormonal, superlative most hormonal)
comparative more hormonal · superlative most hormonal
- biochemistryPertaining to hormones.
The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.
2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN - colloquialOf or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
- Strongly affected by one's hormones.
a hormonal teenage boy
1 more example
All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.
1984 February 4, Vincent F. Luti, “Mouths Open, Only Singing”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekὁρμή (hormḗ)
- Ancient Greekὁρμῶν (hormôn)
- Englishhormone
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishhormonal
Translations
Catalan hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
Czech hormonální
- hormonálnípertaining to hormones
Danish hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
Dutch hormonaal, hormonaal
- hormonaalpertaining to hormones
- hormonaalof or pertaining to the menstrual cycle
Finnish hormonaalinen
- hormonaalinenpertaining to hormones
French hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
German hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
Hungarian hormonális
- hormonálispertaining to hormones
Irish hormónach
- hormónachpertaining to hormones
Italian ormonale
- ormonalepertaining to hormones
Norwegian Bokmål hormonell
- hormonellpertaining to hormones
Polish hormonalny
- hormonalnypertaining to hormones
Portuguese hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
Russian гормона́льный
- гормона́льный (gormonálʹnyj)pertaining to hormones
Spanish hormonal
- hormonalpertaining to hormones
Swedish hormonell, hormonstinn
- hormonellpertaining to hormones
- hormonstinnstrongly affected by one's hormones
Ukrainian гормона́льний
- гормона́льний (hormonálʹnyj)pertaining to hormones
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hormonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hormonal
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“hormonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hormonal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hormonal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hormonal.
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