epicene

ep·i·cene  (p-sn)

adj.

1. Belonging to or having the characteristics of both the male and the female: an epicene statue.

2. Effeminate; unmanly.

3. Sexless; neuter.

4. Linguistics Having only one form of the noun for both the male and the female.

n.

1. One that is epicene.

2. Linguistics An epicene word.

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[Middle English, having only one form of the noun for either gender, from Latin epicoenus, from Greek epikoinos, in common : epi-, epi- + koinos, common; see kom in Indo-European roots.]

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epi·cenism n.

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epicene

Adjective

(esp. of a man) having characteristics or features that are not definitely male or female [Greek epikoinos common to many]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	epicene - one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made androgyne, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, intersex bisexual, bisexual person - a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
Adj.	1.	epicene - having an ambiguous sexual identity bisexual androgynous - having both male and female characteristics
	2.	epicene - having unsuitable feminine qualities cissy, effeminate, emasculate, sissified, sissy, sissyish unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly - not possessing qualities befitting a man