NEUTER Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

neuter

[ noo-ter, nyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Grammar.
1. noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine.
2. (of a verb) intransitive.
Zoology, Botany. having no organs of reproduction; without sex; asexual.
Zoology. having imperfectly developed sexual organs, as the worker bees and ants.
neutral; siding with no one.

noun

Grammar.
1. the neuter gender.
2. a noun of that gender.
3. another element marking that gender.
4. an intransitive verb.
an animal made sterile by castration or spaying.
Zoology. a neuter insect.
a person or thing that is neutral.

verb (used with object)

Veterinary Science. to spay or castrate (a dog, cat, etc.).

neuter

/ ˈ��ː��ə /

adjective

grammar
1. denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns which for the most part have inanimate referents or do not specify the sex of their referents
2. ( as noun )
  German ``Mädchen'' (meaning ``girl'') is a neuter
(of animals and plants) having nonfunctional, underdeveloped, or absent reproductive organs
sexless or giving no indication of sex
a neuter sort of name

noun

a sexually underdeveloped female insect, such as a worker bee
a castrated animal, esp a domestic animal
a flower in which the stamens and pistil are absent or nonfunctional

verb

tr to castrate or spay (an animal)

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of neuter¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin neuter “neither (of two),” equivalent to ne “not” + uter “either (of two)”; replacing Middle English neutre, from Middle French, from Latin, as above

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of neuter¹

C14: from Latin, from ne not + uter either (of two)

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Dogs registered before the ban must be neutered, muzzled in public, and kept in secure conditions.

From

It added XL bullies "must be registered, microchipped, neutered and kept muzzled and on a lead in public and have third party insurance with The Dogs Trust".

From

Warming to the theme, the magazine summed it up as "one hell of an artistically neutered, sanitized boondoggle".

From

They continued with their months of being a hapless, ineffective, and neutered opposition party.

From

He maintains Barker’s tradition, advising viewers to spay and neuter their pets, but closes each episode with “I love you” and encourages viewers to take care of their mental health.

From

Related �y��vlogs

Browse