gendered

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English

Definitions

verb

To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.
To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.

verb

To engender.
To breed.

adjective

(of a language) Having grammatical gender.“Grammatically, Hebrew is a gendered language because every noun is either masculine or feminine.”
Pertaining to gender or having attributes due to gender.“His clothes were highly gendered.”
Divided by gender.“In the past, parenting was a more gendered activity with more distinct male and female roles.”

Related words

Synonyms

grammatical gender sexuality sex sexist gender-specific genus feminine sexed sex-linked masculine female-centric androcentric genderal genderific genderic gendery

Associated

masculinity femininity disparities patriarchy pronoun gender stereotypes nouns

Rhymes

engendered tendered untendered friend heard rendered surrendered

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