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neuter vs desex

desex vs neuter

neuter is a noun but desex is not a noun.

neuter is an adjective but desex is not an adjective.

neuter and desex both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuter Yes Yes Yes No
desex No No Yes No
As verbs, desex is a hypernym of neuter; that is, desex is a word with a broader meaning than neuter:
  • neuter: remove the ovaries of
  • desex: make infertile
Other hypernyms of neuter include desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex.
neuter (noun) desex (noun)
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
neuter (adjective) desex (adjective)
neither male nor female (of grammatical gender)
having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
neuter (verb) desex (verb)
remove the ovaries of make infertile
Difference between neuter and desex

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