Neuter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnuːtər|  American pronunciation of the word neuter
Brit.  |ˈnjuːtə|  British pronunciation of the word neuter

noun

- a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)

verb

- remove the ovaries of (syn: alter, castrate, spay)

adjective

- having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs (syn: sexless)

Extra examples

The pronoun “it” is neuter.

She had her dog neutered by the veterinarian.

The bill was neutered by the changes made by the legislature.

The port would be considered neuter.

The worker bee is neuter.

Plans to reform local government are designed to neuter local democracy.

Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: neuter
he/she/it: neuters
present participle: neutering
past tense: neutered
past participle: neutered
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