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neuter
[noo-ter, nyoo-]
adjective
Grammar.
noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine.
(of a verb) intransitive.
Zoology, Botany.having no organs of reproduction; without sex; asexual.
Zoology.having imperfectly developed sexual organs, as the worker bees and ants.
neutral; siding with no one.
noun
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
an animal made sterile by castration or spaying.
Zoology.a neuter insect.
a person or thing that is neutral.
neuter
/ ˈːə /
adjective
grammar
denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns which for the most part have inanimate referents or do not specify the sex of their referents
( as noun )
German ``Mädchen'' (meaning ``girl'') is a neuter
(of animals and plants) having nonfunctional, underdeveloped, or absent reproductive organs
sexless or giving no indication of sex
a neuter sort of name
noun
a sexually underdeveloped female insect, such as a worker bee
a castrated animal, esp a domestic animal
a flower in which the stamens and pistil are absent or nonfunctional
verb
(tr) to castrate or spay (an animal)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of neuter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of neuter1
Example Sentences
If there’s no consequence or even a mild consequence, then it’s a bit neutered, isn’t it?
A new "Superior Council of Judiciary", chaired by the president, would interpret "laws and the Constitution" - effectively neutering the Supreme Court.
Dogs registered before the ban must be neutered, muzzled in public, and kept in secure conditions.
It added XL bullies "must be registered, microchipped, neutered and kept muzzled and on a lead in public and have third party insurance with The Dogs Trust".
Warming to the theme, the magazine summed it up as "one hell of an artistically neutered, sanitized boondoggle".
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