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EPICENE

• EPICENE (adjective)
The adjective EPICENE has 2 senses:

1. having an ambiguous sexual identity
2. having unsuitable feminine qualities

Familiarity information: EPICENE used as an adjective is rare.

• EPICENE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having an ambiguous sexual identity

Synonyms:

epicene; bisexual

Similar:

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having unsuitable feminine qualities

Synonyms:

cissy; effeminate; emasculate; sissified; sissy; sissyish; epicene

Similar:

unmanful; unmanlike; unmanly (not possessing qualities befitting a man)

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