unsexedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛkst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsɛkst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ed suffix¹; un- prefix¹, sexed adj.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < unsex v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < un- prefix¹ + sexed adj.

1. Lacking, or deprived of, the attributes and qualities characteristically or traditionally associated with one or other sex; (sometimes) lacking sexual desire or interest; sexless.More typically used of women than of men.

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the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics

sexless1605

unspecificate1734

unsexed1749

unsexual?1785

asexual1795

unsexing1812

agamous1816

unsexual1873

gender-neutral1963

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 182 All their little modes of affectation, which become them at least better, than they do these unsex'd male-misses.

1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. iv. Adv. p. ii Our unsexed female writers now instruct or confuse us and themselves in the labyrinth of politics.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xii. 298 I doubt the propriety of your being under the charge of this unsexed woman.

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner I. xvi. 286 To think that a woman is never to be a woman again, whatever she may come to as an unsexed angel.

1909 W. S. Hall From Youth to Manhood 49 One feels a loathing for the despicable creature such as all true men must feel in the presence of an unsexed man.

1914 G. B. Shaw Misalliance 71 It's all of a piece here. The men effeminate, the women unsexed.

1956 M. McCarthy Venice Observed (1957) vii. 136 Her clothing is a mere bundle over her slack, unsexed frame.

2000 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 5 Aug. 28 Female executives have been presented in picture after picture as cold, unsexed creatures.

2. Of undetermined or unidentifiable sex.

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1875 Stray Feathers Jan. 25 A single unsexed specimen of the Plain-brown Imperial Eagle.

1935 C. S. Gibbs Guide to Sexing Chicks ii. 20 It is well to have an assistant bring the unsexed chicks and take away the pullets and cockerels.

1968 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 555 Four unsexed laboratory-reared moths of H. zea were confined on each plant in a 0.73-cu. m. screen cage.

1995 Classic Critters: Rare Breeds Mag. Summer 53/2 (advt.) Selling 6 year old Blue and Gold Macaw, unsexed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsexed
释义	unsexedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛkst/, U.S. /ˌənˈsɛkst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ed suffix¹; un- prefix¹, sexed adj. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < unsex v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < un- prefix¹ + sexed adj. 1. Lacking, or deprived of, the attributes and qualities characteristically or traditionally associated with one or other sex; (sometimes) lacking sexual desire or interest; sexless.More typically used of women than of men. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics sexless1605 unspecificate1734 unsexed1749 unsexual?1785 asexual1795 unsexing1812 agamous1816 unsexual1873 gender-neutral1963 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 182 All their little modes of affectation, which become them at least better, than they do these unsex'd male-misses. 1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. iv. Adv. p. ii Our unsexed female writers now instruct or confuse us and themselves in the labyrinth of politics. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xii. 298 I doubt the propriety of your being under the charge of this unsexed woman. 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner I. xvi. 286 To think that a woman is never to be a woman again, whatever she may come to as an unsexed angel. 1909 W. S. Hall From Youth to Manhood 49 One feels a loathing for the despicable creature such as all true men must feel in the presence of an unsexed man. 1914 G. B. Shaw Misalliance 71 It's all of a piece here. The men effeminate, the women unsexed. 1956 M. McCarthy Venice Observed (1957) vii. 136 Her clothing is a mere bundle over her slack, unsexed frame. 2000 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 5 Aug. 28 Female executives have been presented in picture after picture as cold, unsexed creatures. 2. Of undetermined or unidentifiable sex. ΚΠ 1875 Stray Feathers Jan. 25 A single unsexed specimen of the Plain-brown Imperial Eagle. 1935 C. S. Gibbs Guide to Sexing Chicks ii. 20 It is well to have an assistant bring the unsexed chicks and take away the pullets and cockerels. 1968 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 555 Four unsexed laboratory-reared moths of H. zea were confined on each plant in a 0.73-cu. m. screen cage. 1995 Classic Critters: Rare Breeds Mag. Summer 53/2 (advt.) Selling 6 year old Blue and Gold Macaw, unsexed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1749
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