intersexual

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adjective

Between the sexes.

Similar
intersexintersexedsexualandrogynous
OriginEnglish sexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveintersexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallyBetween the sexes.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
nounintersexual (plural intersexuals)

plural intersexuals

  1. An intersex person.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
intersexintersexed
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intersex

adjectiveexisting or occurring between the sexes

Similar
sexual

adjectivehaving sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female

Similar
androgynous
Also see
androgynoushermaphroditicintersexintersexedsexual

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  9. Proto-Italic*seksus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  12. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  13. Latinsecō
  14. Latinsecāre?
  15. Latinsexus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Latinsexuālis
  19. Englishsexual
  20. Englishintersexual

From inter- + sexual.

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Translations

Catalan intersexual, intersexual
  • intersexualbiology: having both male and female characteristics
  • intersexualTranslations
Esperanto interseksa, ambaŭseksa
  • interseksabiology: having both male and female characteristics
  • ambaŭseksabiology: having both male and female characteristics
Finnish sukupuolten välinen, intersukupuolinen
  • sukupuolten välinenbetween the sexes
  • intersukupuolinenbiology: having both male and female characteristics
German intersexuell, intergeschlechtlich
  • intersexuellbiology: having both male and female characteristics
  • intergeschlechtlichbiology: having both male and female characteristics
  • Intersex-PersonTranslations
  • IntersexuelleTranslations
  • IntersexuellerTranslations
Hungarian interszexuális
  • interszexuálisbiology: having both male and female characteristics
Italian intersessuale, intersessuale
  • intersessualebetween the sexes
  • intersessualebiology: having both male and female characteristics
Spanish intersexual
  • intersexualbiology: having both male and female characteristics
Cite this entry
APA

intersexual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexual

MLA

“intersexual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersexual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexual.

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