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nounThe state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, neither clearly male nor clearly female.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
- Proto-Italic*seksus
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāre?
- Latinsexus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsexuālis
- New Latinsexuālitā
- Englishsexuality
- Englishintersexuality
Translations
Arabic خُنُوثَة
- خُنُوثَة (ḵunūṯa)the state of having physical features of both sexes
Basque intersexualitate
- intersexualitatethe state of having physical features of both sexes
Catalan intersexualitat
- intersexualitatthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Chinese Mandarin 雌雄間性 /雌雄间性, 間性 /间性
- 雌雄間性 /雌雄间性 (cíxióng jiānxìng)the state of having physical features of both sexes
- 間性 /间性 (jiānxìng)the state of having physical features of both sexes
- 雙性 /双性 (shuāngxìng)the state of having physical features of both sexes
- 兩性畸形 /两性畸形 (liǎngxìng jīxíng)the state of having physical features of both sexes
Dutch interseksualiteit, intersekse
- interseksualiteitthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- interseksethe state of having physical features of both sexes
Esperanto intersekseco
- interseksecothe state of having physical features of both sexes
Finnish intersukupuolisuus
- intersukupuolisuusthe state of having physical features of both sexes
French intersexualité, intersexuation
- intersexualitéthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- intersexuationthe state of having physical features of both sexes
German Intersexualität, Intergeschlechtlichkeit
- Intersexualitätthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- Intergeschlechtlichkeitthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- Zwischengeschlechtlichkeitthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Greek διαφυλικότητα
- διαφυλικότητα (diafylikótita)the state of having physical features of both sexes
Hungarian interszexualitás, hermafroditizmus
- interszexualitásthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- hermafroditizmusthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Icelandic millikyn
- millikynthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Irish idirghnéas
- idirghnéasthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Italian intersessualità, intersesso
- intersessualitàthe state of having physical features of both sexes
- intersessothe state of having physical features of both sexes
Japanese 間性, 半陰陽
- 間性 (kansei)the state of having physical features of both sexes
- 半陰陽 (han'in'yō)the state of having physical features of both sexes
Māori taihemaruatanga
- taihemaruatangathe state of having physical features of both sexes
Polish interpłciowość
- interpłciowośćthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Portuguese intersexualidade, intersexo
- intersexualidadethe state of having physical features of both sexes
- intersexothe state of having physical features of both sexes
Romanian intersexualitate
- intersexualitatethe state of having physical features of both sexes
Russian интерсексуа́льность
- интерсексуа́льность (interseksuálʹnostʹ)the state of having physical features of both sexes
Spanish intersexualidad
- intersexualidadthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Swedish intersexualitet
- intersexualitetthe state of having physical features of both sexes
Turkish interseksüalite
- interseksüalitethe state of having physical features of both sexes
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APA
intersexuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexuality
MLA
“intersexuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexuality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersexuality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexuality.
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