HyperDic: sex_characteristic

English > 1 sense of the expression sex characteristic:
NOUNattributesex characteristic, sexual characteristic, sex characterthose characteristics / characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
English > sex characteristic: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThose characteristics / characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other.
Synonymssexual characteristic, sex character
Narrowerprimary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic, primary sex characterThe genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristic, secondary sex characterThe genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
virilismThe development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
Broaderfeature, characteristicA prominent attribute or aspect of something
Adjectivessex-limitedrelating to characteristics / characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes

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