English Explanatory Dictionary

endosex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not intersex; born with sex characteristics that are considered typically male or female.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛn.doʊ.sɛks/

Word forms

endosex

Etymology

From endo- + sex. Coined as a counterpart to intersex by Heike Bödeker in 2000 (in English, following Bödeker's coinage of German endosexuell in 1999).

Synonyms

dyadic perisex

Antonyms

intersex

Derived words

endosexism
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