intersex
English
/ˈɪntɚsɛks/, /ˈɪntəsɛks/
noun
Definitions
- Any of a variety of innate conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has sex characteristics which differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, the state of having physical features of both male and female sexes; intersexuality.
- (biology) An individual with any of these conditions.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Intersexe affix from English sex (six, sexual activity, sexual union).
Origin
English
sex
Gloss
six, sexual activity, sexual union
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
六
Emoji
🕕️ 🕡️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sexgate English
- Sexville English
- antisex English
- biosex English
- chemsex English
- cybersex English
- desex English
- doublesex English
- electrosex English
- foresex English
- heterosex English
- homosex English
- insta-sex English
- intersexphobia English
- intersexphobic English
- intrasex English
- leathersex English
- midsex English
- monosex English
- multisex English
- netsex English
- nonsex English
- other-sex English
- postsex English
- presex English
- sex English
- sex dungeon English
- sex swing English
- sex-ridden English
- sex-texting English
- sexable English
- sexaholic English
- sexaholism English
- sexathon English
- sexbot English
- sexdom English
- sexdroid English
- sexer English
- sexfest English
- sexfight English
- sexful English
- sexhood English
- sexify English
- sexism English
- sexist English
- sexless English
- sexlike English
- sexlinked English
- sexlore English
- sexly English
- sexmobile English
- sexologist English
- sexology English
- sexophobe English
- sexophobic English
- sexphobic English
- sexpot English
- sextastic English
- sexway English
- sexwear English
- sexworthy English
- sexy English
- supersex English
- technosex English
- transsex English
- unisex English
- unsex English
- virtual sex English
- sexus Latin
- Intersexe German
- Sex German
- seks Dutch, Flemish
- sex Dutch, Flemish
- sex friend French
- секс Russian
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- sex Norwegian Bokmål
- SEX Japanese
- セックス Japanese
- sex Norwegian Nynorsk
- sexe Middle English
- sex Danish
- सेक्स Hindi
- սեքս Armenian
- เซ็กส์ Thai
- seks Cebuano
- seks Tagalog
- אינטרסקס Hebrew (modern)
- sex Slovak
- 섹스 Korean
- সেক্স Bengali
- sex
- sexy
- sexly
- desex
- unsex
- sexer
- sexway
- nonsex
- unisex
- sexbot
- sexist
- biosex
- sexdom
- sexify
- sexpot
- midsex
- netsex
- sexful
- presex
- sexism
- postsex
- chemsex
- monosex
- sexable
- sexlike
- sexless
- sexhood
- antisex
- foresex
- Sexgate
- sexwear
- sexfest
- sexlore
- homosex
- intrasex
- Sexville
- sexdroid
- supersex
- sexfight
- sexology
- sexathon
- multisex
- transsex
- cybersex
- sex swing
- sexaholic
- heterosex
- other-sex
- sexophobe
- sexworthy
- sexlinked
- sexphobic
- sexmobile
- insta-sex
- doublesex
- sextastic
- technosex
- sexaholism
- leathersex
- sex-ridden
- sexologist
- electrosex
- sexophobic
- sex dungeon
- virtual sex
- sex-texting
- intersexphobia
- intersexphobic