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Meaning of "gender" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENDER

From Old French gendre, from Latin genus kind.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GENDER

gender  [ˈdʒɛndə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gender is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gender

Gender

Gender is the range of physical, biological, mental and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, the term may refer to biological sex, sex-based social structures, or gender identity. Sexologist John Money introduced the terminological distinction between biological sex and gender as a role in 1955. Before his work, it was uncommon to use the word gender to refer to anything but grammatical categories. However, Money's meaning of the word did not become widespread until the 1970s, when feminist theory embraced the concept of a distinction between biological sex and the social construct of gender. Today, the distinction is strictly followed in some contexts, especially the social sciences and documents written by the World Health Organization. In many other contexts, however, even in some areas of social sciences, the meaning of gender has undergone a usage shift to include sex or even to replace the latter word.

Definition of gender in the English dictionary

The first definition of gender in the dictionary is any of the categories, such as masculine, feminine, neuter, or common, within such a set. Other definition of gender is the state of being male, female, or neuter. Gender is also all the members of one sex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENDER


agenda
əˈdʒɛndə
bartender
ˈbɑːˌtɛndə
bender
ˈbɛndə
blender
ˈblɛndə
defender
dɪˈfɛndə
degender
diːˈdʒɛndə
engender
ɪnˈdʒɛndə
entender
ɪnˈtɛndə
extender
ɪkˈstɛndə
fazenda
fəˈzɛndə
fender
ˈfɛndə
hacienda
ˌhæsɪˈɛndə
lender
ˈlɛndə
pretender
prɪˈtɛndə
render
ˈrɛndə
slender
ˈslɛndə
surrender
səˈrɛndə
tender
ˈtɛndə
transgender
ˌtrænzˈdʒɛndə
Venda
ˈvɛndə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENDER

genappe
Genck
gendarme
gendarmerie
gendarmery
gender bias
gender disappointment
gender dysphoria
gender gap
gender politics
gender reassignment
gender role
gender selection
gender studies
gender-bender
gender-bending
gender-blind
gendered
genderize
genderless

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENDER

Alexander
ascender
calender
contender
descender
ender
gender-bender
goaltender
hellbender
lavender
mender
moneylender
mortgage lender
public defender
repeat offender
sender
sex offender
spender
suspender
vender
weekender

Synonyms and antonyms of gender in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GENDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gender» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gender
sex

Translation of «gender» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENDER

Find out the translation of gender to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gender from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gender» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性别
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

género
570 millions of speakers

English

gender
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِنْس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gênero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jantina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschlecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jender
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giới tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cinsiyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płeć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sex
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gender

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENDER»

The term «gender» is very widely used and occupies the 2.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gender
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «gender».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gender» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gender» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gender

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10 QUOTES WITH «GENDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gender.
1
Chinua Achebe
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
2
Angela Ahrendts
I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision.
3
Angela Ahrendts
Everyone in the world should have a trench coat, and there should be a trench coat for everyone in the world. It does not matter your age; it doesn't matter your gender.
4
Roseanne Barr
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact.
5
Alison Bechdel
That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid, something about my gender identity that I haven't figured out yet. And that's one of the things I'm hoping to dissect and investigate in this memoir project.
6
Chaz Bono
I confused gender identity with sexual orientation. Your gender identity is about who you are, how you feel, the sex that you feel yourself to be. Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to.
7
Chaz Bono
As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.
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Chaz Bono
People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television.
9
Brenda Brathwaite
My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in.
10
Susie Bright
I see the effects of sexual and gender liberation all around me, just like you do, but I don't have a sense of being in the majority.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENDER»

Discover the use of gender in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gender and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gender
Introducing modern gender studies, gender theories and gender politics, this text traces the history of Western intellectuals' ideas and discusses current findings on gender differences, inequalities and patterns in the state and ...
Raewyn Connell, 2009
2
Undoing Gender
These essays deepen her treatment of issues introduced by earlier work on the relationship between power and the body, the meaning & purpose of the incest taboo, and the problems of kinship.
Judith Butler, 2004
3
Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader
The book is divided into five sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield.
Mona Lena Krook, Sarah Childs, 2010
4
Gender: A Sociological Reader
The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades.
Stevi Jackson, Sue Scott, 2002
5
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us
A lesbian woman who remained a heterosexual male for years because she was attracted to women discusses sex-change surgery, the place of the transgendered in society, and a new politics of sexuality and gender.
Kate Bornstein, 1994
6
Gender and the Media
This is a book that will be of particular interest to students and scholars in gender and media studies, as well as those in sociology and cultural studies more generally.
Rosalind Gill, 2007
7
Africa After Gender?
For activists, students, and scholars, this book reveals a rich and cross-disciplinary view of the status of gender in Africa today.
Catherine M. Cole, Takyiwaa Manuh, Stephan Miescher, 2007
8
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development demystifies the theory of gender and development and shows how it plays an important role in everyday life.
Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau, 2000
9
Handbook of Gender in Archaeology
First reference work to explore the research on gender in archaeology.
Sarah M. Nelson, 2006
10
A Guide to Gender-analysis Frameworks
This is a single-volume guide to all the main analytical frameworks for gender-sensitive research and planning. It draws on the experience of trainers and practitioners, and includes step-by-step instructions for using the frameworks.
Candida March, Ines A. Smyth, Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gender is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Younger generation of British Muslims showing shift in attitude to …
Younger generation of British Muslims showing shift in attitude to gender roles. Thinktank report shows majority of 16 to 24-year-old UK ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Gender-Fluid Ruby Rose Started Saving Money for Transition …
Gender fluidity is not really feeling like you're at one end of the spectrum or the other,” the actress told Elle last month. “For the most part, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
New York City needs gender-neutral bathrooms | am New York
Yet, every single day, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals must grapple with the fact that their choice may lead to harassment, ... «amNY, Jul 15»
4
SNP slams Whitehall gender balance | Herald Scotland
The SNP has accused the UK Government of paying "lip service" to the issue of gender equality, pointing to figures showing "stark" inequalities ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
Pete Hegseth Says Gender Neutral Language Is "Attack On …
As America's homophobic newsroom, Fox News is so desperate to show that a proposal to use gender neutral terms, in our federal code, is an ... «NewsHounds, Jul 15»
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US|Charles Winick, Author Who Challenged Views on Drugs and …
Charles Winick, Author Who Challenged Views on Drugs and Gender, Dies at 92. By SAM ROBERTS JULY 12, 2015. Inside. Supported By. Photo. Charles ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Marine commander's firing stirs debate over gender integration …
The corps said that Germano's removal had nothing to do with gender, and that an investigation found that she disobeyed her chain of ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Financing for gender equality - finding a new balance | Phumzile …
We are entering this new phase of development with vital experience. We learnt from the Millennium Development Goals that gender equality is ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
9
Labour leadership contest turns ugly as candidates disagree over …
Labour leadership contest turns ugly as candidates disagree over gender and future direction of party. 21:19, 12 July 2015; By Ben Glaze ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Youngsters dare society to re-write gender rules - The Times of India
Her father said she would have to leave home and sever ties with them if she got her gender changed. Desperation drove Fiyan to Mumbai ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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