Epicene

Epicene is an adjective (sometimes substantive) for loss of gender distinction, often specific loss of masculinity. In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the Gender comprises a range of differences between men and women extending from the biological to the social It includes:

effeminacy — a male with female characteristics,
androgyny — having both male and female characteristics, or
asexuality — having neither male nor female characteristics. Effeminacy is a trait in males that generally contradicts traditional male ( masculine) Gender roles It is a derogatory term frequently applied to Femininity Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two Asexuality is a Sexual orientation that describes individuals who do not experience Sexual attraction.

1 Etymology
2 Usage
3 Specialized uses
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Etymology

Epicene derives via Latin epicœnus from Greek epikoinos (επικοινός, common to), literally epi (επί, upon) and koinos (κοινός, common). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Usage

The word epicene is placed in bold type in the following examples.

"In a garage band of my own, I sported the longer hair and cross-cutting fashions of the epicene trend. "

— Regis Nicoll. 'Is Gender Just a State of Mind?' In Salvo Magazine 2 (2007): 42-47.

of Harvey Wright: "He is best known for the sign he displayed in his shop addressed to 'epicene women', advising them to stay at home and not trouble themselves with affairs of the world best left to men. "

— Bill Cooke. 'Thoughts and Comments'. In The Open Society 78 (2005): 21.

of Jude Law: "He has a clear-eyed, epicene handsomeness — cruel, sensuous mouth; cheekbones to cut your heart on — the sort of excessive beauty that is best appreciated in repose on a 50-foot screen. Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 "

— Franz Lidz. 'Summer Films/Rising Stars: He Didn't Turn Out Obscure at All'. New York Times, 13 May 2001.

"She smothers (almost literally at times) her weak, epicene son Vladimir, and is prepared to commit any crime to see him become Tsar, despite his reluctance. "

— Ronald Bergan. Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict. Overlook Hardcover, 1999.

"Society shall be converted into an epicene institution. "

— Almroth E Wright. Sir Almroth Edward Wright, KBE, CB (1861-1947 was a British Bacteriologist and Immunologist. The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage. New York: Paul B Hoeber, 1913.

"Who is this New Woman, this epicene creature, this Gorgon set up by the snarly who impute to her the faults of both sexes while denying her the charm of either — where is she to be found if she exists at all?"

— Sarah Grand. Madame Sarah Grand, born Frances Bellenden Clarke in Rosebank HouseDonaghadee Co 'The New Woman and the Old'. Lady's Realm (1898): 466.

of emancipated woman: "[a] dulled a spiritless epicene automaton. "

— Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen. Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen ( February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Science Writer, Author and 'Plain Words on the Woman Question'. In Fortnightly Review 52 (1889): 448-458. Fortnightly Review was one of the most important and influential magazines in nineteenth-century England.

"He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman. " — John Addington Symonds. John Addington Symonds ( October 5 1840 - April 19, 1893) was an English poet and literary critic ^[1]
"The literary prigs epicene. " — Horace Wilson. Horace Wilson ( February 10, 1843 – March 4, 1927) was an American expatriate educator in late 19th century Empire of Japan ^[2]
"Epicene [. . . ] Convents, wherein Monks and Nuns lived together. " — Thomas Fuller, c. Thomas Fuller (1608 &ndash August 16, 1661) was an English churchman and historian 1661.
Epicene Wildeblood is a character in the Illuminatus! trilogy. The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971
Epicoene, or the Silent Woman is a Renaissance play by Ben Jonson. Epicoene or the Silent Woman is a Comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist

Specialized uses

In linguistics, the adjective "epicene" is used to describe a word that has only one form for both male and female referents. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields ^[3] In English, for example, the words "assassin" and "violinist" can refer to either a man or a woman. In languages with grammatical gender, the term "epicene" can be used in two distinct situations:

The same word can refer to both masculine and feminine antecedents, while retaining its own grammatical gender. In Linguistics, grammatical genders, sometimes also called Noun classes are classes of nouns reflected in the behavior of associated words every noun must belong For example, in New Testament Greek, parthenos (παρθένος, "virgin") is a feminine noun, but masculine in form. Koine Greek (Κοινὴ Ἑλληνική, "common Greek" or, ciˈni ðiˈale̞kto̞s "the common dialect" is the popular form of Greek which emerged in It can be used to refer to both men and women. ^[4]
A noun or adjective has identical masculine and feminine forms. For example, in French, the noun enfant "child" and the adjective espiègle "mischievous" can be either masculine or feminine:

un enfant espiègle "a mischievous male child"

une enfant espiègle "a mischievous female child"

References

^ 'Epicene'. In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Gender neutrality in English language (and in many other languages is a feature in its written and spoken versions in the late twentieth century for some people Gender-neutral, gender-inclusive or epicene pronouns are Pronouns that neither reveal nor imply the Gender or sex of a person Generic antecedents are representatives of classes indicated by a Reference in ordinary Language (most often a Pronoun) where Gender is typically "Singular" they is a popular non-technical expression for uses of the Pronoun they (and its inflected forms when plurality is not A unisex name, also known as an epicene name, is a Given name that is often given to either a boy or a girl Webster's Dictionary is the name given to a common type of English language dictionary in the United States. 1913.
^ Ibid.
^ 'Epicene'. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language ( AHD) is an American Dictionary of the English language published by Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States.
^ JW Wenham. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965, p. 169.

External links

'Epicene'. Dictionary. com.

Dictionary

-adjective

lacking gender distinction, often specifically due to lack of the masculine
effeminate — male with female characteristics;
androgynous — having both male and female characteristics;
asexual — having neither male nor female characteristics; and
(linguistics) having only one form of the word for either male or female referents.

-noun

An epicene person, thing or word.

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