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Neuter

/ˈnjuːtə/

An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

📖 Definitions of "Neuter"

noun
  1. 1

    An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

  2. 2

    A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.

  3. 3

    (grammar) The neuter gender.

  4. 4

    (grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

verb
  1. 1

    To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.

  2. 2

    To rid of sexuality.

  3. 3

    To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.

adjective
  1. 1

    Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

  2. 2

    (grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

    "a neuter noun"

  3. 3

    (grammar) Intransitive.

    "a neuter verb"

  4. 4

    Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.

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