The Clue
Lacking gender (6 letter answer)
The Answer
NEUTER
Tags
Notes
The answer NEUTER is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
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Definition
NEUTER as a noun:
1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
NEUTER as a verb:
1. (alter, neuter, spay, castrate) = remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
NEUTER as an adjective:
1. of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"
2. (neuter, sexless) = having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs