"transsex" meaning in English

See transsex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From trans- + sex. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|sex}} trans- + sex Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} transsex (not comparable)
  1. Transsexual. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Transgender Synonyms: transsexual [common]
    Sense id: en-transsex-en-adj-ukzTnfB6 Disambiguation of Transgender: 40 38 8 15 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with trans- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 30 29 18 22

Noun

Etymology: From trans- + sex. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|sex}} trans- + sex Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} transsex (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.) Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Transgender Related terms: transsexualize, transgender Translations (Translations): transsexe (French)
    Sense id: en-transsex-en-noun-QKm4QehY Disambiguation of Transgender: 40 38 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with trans-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 28 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 30 29 18 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 48 30 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 39 25 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 25 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 46 25 21

Verb

Forms: transsexes [present, singular, third-person], transsexing [participle, present], transsexed [participle, past], transsexed [past]
Etymology: From trans- + sex. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|trans|sex}} trans- + sex Head templates: {{en-verb}} transsex (third-person singular simple present transsexes, present participle transsexing, simple past and past participle transsexed)
  1. (intransitive) To transition (to undergo a transition) from being one sex/gender to being another (especially by sex reassignment surgery). (Compare transgender.) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-transsex-en-verb-QwN0ry1i Categories (other): English terms prefixed with trans- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 30 29 18 22
  2. (transitive) To transgender; to (cause something to) change from being sexed/gendered in one way to being sexed/gendered in another way. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-transsex-en-verb-aq3geb-m Disambiguation of Transgender: 40 38 8 15 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with trans- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with trans-: 30 29 18 22

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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