NEUTER


Meaning of NEUTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnju:tə ]

adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 Gram. (of a noun etc.) neither masculine nor feminine. 2 (of a plant) having neither pistils nor stamen. 3 (of an insect) sexually undeveloped. --n. 1 Gram. a neuter word. 2 a a non-fertile insect, esp. a worker bee or ant. b a castrated animal. --v.tr. castrate or spay. [ME f. OF neutre or L neuter neither f. ne- not + uter either]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.