neuter

The definition of neuter is neutral, asexual or of a third gender.

(adjective)

An example of a neuter person is someone not interested in any sexual relationship.

Neuter means to make an animal neutral or incapable of reproduction.

(verb)

An example of neuter is to spay a dog.

Neuter is defined as a castrated animal or a plant or animal that is sexually undeveloped.

(noun)

An example of a neuter is a spayed cat.

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See neuter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. Archaic taking neither side; neutral
  2. Biol.
    1. having no sexual organ; asexual
    2. having undeveloped or imperfect sexual organs in the adult, as the worker bee
  3. Gram.
    1. designating, of, or belonging to a third gender, existing in many highly inflected languages, consisting of words that have neither masculine nor feminine grammatical gender
    2. neither active nor passive; intransitive: said of verbs

Origin: ME neutre < MFr or L: MFr neutre < L neuter, neither < ne-, not (see no) + uter, either

noun

  1. a castrated or spayed animal
  2. Archaic a neutral person or group
  3. Biol. a plant or animal lacking, or having undeveloped, sexual organs
  4. Gram.
    1. the neuter gender
    2. a word or form in this gender
    3. an intransitive verb

transitive verb

to castrate or spay (an animal)

See neuter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Grammar
    a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
    b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs.
  2. a. Biology Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs: the neuter caste in social insects.
    b. Botany Having no pistils or stamens; asexual.
    c. Zoology Sexually undeveloped.
  3. Taking no side; neutral.
noun
  1. Grammar
    a. The neuter gender.
    b. A neuter word.
    c. A neuter noun.
  2. A castrated animal.
  3. A sexually undeveloped or imperfectly developed insect, such as a worker bee.
  4. A plant without stamens or pistils.
  5. One that is neutral.
transitive verb neu·tered, neu·ter·ing, neu·ters
To castrate or spay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English neutre

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin neuter, neither, neuter

Origin: : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots

Origin: + uter, either; see kwo- in Indo-European roots

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