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A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.
Vin Diesel

Meaning of "transvestite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRANSVESTITE

From German Transvestit, from trans- + Latin vestītus clothed, from vestīre to clothe.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSVESTITE

transvestite  [trænzˈvɛstaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSVESTITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transvestite 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 TRANSVESTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

transvestite

Transvestism

Transvestism is the practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner traditionally associated with another gender.

Definition of transvestite in the English dictionary

The definition of transvestite in the dictionary is a person who seeks sexual pleasure from wearing clothes that are normally associated with the opposite sex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSVESTITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
appetite
ˈæpɪˌtaɪt
ballistite
bəˈlɪstaɪt
celestite
ˈsɛlɪˌstaɪt
hematite
ˈhɛmətaɪt
Hittite
ˈhɪtaɪt
magnetite
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪt
partite
ˈpɑːtaɪt
proustite
ˈpruːstaɪt
stalactite
ˈstæləkˌtaɪt
styte
staɪt
supertight
ˌsuːpərˈtaɪt
tektite
ˈtɛktaɪt
tight
taɪt
tite
taɪt
tripartite
traɪˈpɑːtaɪt
troostite
ˈtruːstaɪt
tungstite
ˈtʌŋstaɪt
uptight
ʌpˈtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSVESTITE

transvaluer
transvaluing
transversal
transversality
transversally
transverse
transverse colon
transverse engine
transverse flute
transverse process
transverse wave
transversely
transverseness
transversion
transverter
transvest
transvestic
transvestism
transvestist
transvestitism

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSVESTITE

biotite
bipartite
carbonatite
cementite
convertite
enstatite
haematite
hepatite
hydroxyapatite
hydroxylapatite
multipartite
pegmatite
peridotite
petite
pyrrhotite
quadripartite
ratite
smectite
spessartite
steatite

Synonyms and antonyms of transvestite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANSVESTITE»

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

Translation of «transvestite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSVESTITE

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

Translator English - Chinese

人妖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

travestido
570 millions of speakers

English

transvestite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

transvestite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُخَنَّث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трансвестит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travesti
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

transvestite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travesti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melayari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Transvestit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

服装倒錯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복장 도착자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transvestite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người mặc đồ khác giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவர்ச்சி உடை அணிந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्सव्हेस्टीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı cinse özenen kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

travestito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transwestyta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трансвестит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

travestit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραβεστί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transvestiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

transvestit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transvestitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transvestite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSVESTITE»

The term «transvestite» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSVESTITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transvestite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transvestite» 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 transvestite

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QUOTES WITH «TRANSVESTITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word transvestite.
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Vin Diesel
A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSVESTITE»

Discover the use of transvestite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transvestite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Transvestite Achilles: Gender and Genre in Statius' ...
Offers the first book-length examination of Statius' unfinished epic, the Achilleid.
P. J. Heslin, 2005
2
Death of a Transvestite
Hero/heroine Glen Marker sits on Death Row and offers to tell his life story in all its sordid detail in exchange for his last wish: to die in drag!
Edward Davis Wood, 1967
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Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World
One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, this is the extraordinary tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman ...
Catalina De Erauso, 2011
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The Transvestite Memoirs
By a whim of his mother, Abbe de Choisy was dressed as a girl until the age of 18.
Abbie De Choisy, 2006
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Transvestite Narratives in Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century ...
This work questions the view that these transvestite narratives subvert traditional images ofgender and the act of literary creation.
Nicola M. Gilmour, 2008
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Feminizing the Enemy: Imperial Spain, Transvestite Drama, ...
Donnell engages gender theory and cultural studies in order to shed light on cross-dressing- a common though poorly understood practice- in plays performed in Spain and Colonial Spanish America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ...
Sidney Donnell, 2003
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Rebecca Riots!: True Tales of the Transvestite Terrorists ...
The true story of the cross-dressing Welsh Robin Hoods who tore down the tollbooths, took revenge against deadbeat dads, rescued the poor from the poor house, and baffled Queen Victoria's finest.
Henry Tobit Evans, 2010
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Film Genre Reader III
26. Redressing. the. “Natural”: The. Temporary. Transvestite. Film. CHRIS. STRAAYER. Films in which characters cross-dress for sexual disguise are consistently popular with gay and lesbian audiences, despite requisite romantic endings with ...
Barry Keith Grant, 2003
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My Transvestite Addictions: The Story of One Individual's ...
The diverse stories in the book range from serious to funny to outrageous and are written in an unflinchingly personal style that is also earthy, sexy, and sometimes politically incorrect.
Jack A. Shelia, 2013
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Yorkshire Transvestite Found Dead on Everest
Here is a selection of some of the best of those literary burblings. Meet the Yorkshire transvestite and hero Maurice Wilson, climb the Devil's Bollocks, and hear the story of Akala and the Monk's Ghost. May you read them in health.
Mike Harding, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSVESTITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transvestite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man abuses 'transvestite' but quickly learns his lesson
A man who was filmed hurling abuse at a transvestite in the street soon learnt ... The transvestite quickly retaliates by pushing him against some railings along ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
Transvestite cleared of attacking wife over claims she hid his …
Since I came out as a transvestite, my life has been a living hell.” Alex's 40-year marriage ended in 2008 after he admitted leading a double life as a woman ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
3
Hilary Mantel on fantasising about murdering 'psychological …
... British PM should come as a surprise – she's been more than candid about her hatred of the "anti-feminist" whom she branded a "psychological transvestite". «The Independent, Sep 14»
4
Being a transvestite has toughened me up for politics, says Izzard
Comedian Eddie Izzard has revealed that the abuse he receives in the street for being a transvestite has got so bad that he has resorted to physically fighting off ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
5
REPORT: Man Accused In Jewish Center Shootings Arrested With …
... Jewish community center and a retirement community in Kansas City, Kansas, was once busted with a black transvestite prostitute, according to a new report. «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
6
Transvestite Artist Grayson Perry Attends Palace Investiture In A Dress
The transvestite artist and potter Grayson Perry arrived at Buckingham Palace today for his investiture as a Commander of the British Empire looking fabulous in ... «Daily Beast, Jan 14»
7
Transvestite singer Conchita Wurst is Kim Kardashian look-alike in …
Either Kim Kardashian's pregnancy hormones caused her to sprout a beard, or she has a zany transvestite look-alike in Austria. Europop star Conchita Wurst ... «New York Daily News, May 13»
8
TV REVIEW: Sean Bean In Fine Form As Transvestite Tracie In …
TV REVIEW: Sean Bean In Fine Form As Transvestite Tracie In Jimmy McGovern's 'Accused'. Posted: 15/08/2012 10:44 BST Updated: 15/10/2012 10:12 BST ... «Huffington Post UK, Aug 12»
9
Jessie J: 'I Looked Like A Transvestite'
Jessie J: 'I Looked Like A Transvestite'. Share to ... Jessie Jhas confessed that she changed her image because she thought she looked "like a transvestite". «MTV UK, May 12»
10
Jessie J says she looks 'like a transvestite'
Bisexual pop star Jessie J says she wants a makeover because she's sick of looking 'like a transvestite'. 'I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe ... «Gay Star News, May 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Transvestite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/transvestite>. Apr 2024 ».
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