What is another word for sexes?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛksɪz] (IPA)

The term "sexes" refers to the biological categories of male and female. Some synonyms for "sexes" include genders, which are the socially constructed roles and identities associated with being male or female, and biological sexes, which are determined by chromosomes, hormones, and physical characteristics. Other synonyms include masculine and feminine, which refer to traditional gender expressions and traits, as well as man and woman, which are often used to describe adult humans who identify as male or female. Additionally, some use the terms male and female interchangeably with sexes, although these terms specifically denote biological classification.

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Usage examples for Sexes

By degrees he gathered round him the best voices of the parish; the young of both sexes came gladly after awhile to swell the volume of song.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Among the Siouan tribes, as among other Indians, amusements absorbed a considerable part of the time and energy of the old and young of both sexes.
"The Siouan Indians"
W. J. McGee
This I can entirely contradict, for I have met with many trustworthy persons of both sexes, who have given me accounts of such appearances having been actually witnessed by themselves.
"The Law and the Word"
Thomas Troward

Famous quotes with Sexes

  • The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.
    Simone de Beauvoir
  • The sexes in each species of being... are always true equivalents - equals but not identical.
    Antoinette Brown Blackwell
  • There is more difference within the sexes than between them.
    Ivy Compton-Burnett
  • I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy.
    Leonardo DiCaprio
  • This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.
    Katherine Dunn

Related words: male, female, chromosomes, sexual identity, gender identity, sex and gender, biological sex, biological gender, sex chromosomes

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