geslacht

Definitions of geslacht
  1. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: familie, huis, maagschap, stam
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    types:
    oudelui, ouders, ouwelui
    members of a family line
    dynastie, koningshuis, stamhuis, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    dynastie, koningshuis, royalty, vorstengeslacht, vorstenhuis
    royal persons collectively
    type of:
    afkomst, afstamming, ascendentie, bloed, descendentie, geboorte, komaf
    the descendants of one individual
  2. noun
    a person having kinship with another or others
    synonyms: bloedverwant, familie, familielid, huis, maag, maagschap, naverwant, stam, verwant
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    type of:
    bloedverwant, familielid, maag, nabestaande, nabestaanden, naverwant, verwant
    a person related by blood or marriage
  3. noun
    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
    synonyms: geslachtsleven, kunne, seks, sekse, seksualiteit
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    interseksualiteit, tweeslachtigheid
    showing characteristics of both sexes
    man(ne)lijkheid, mannelijkheid, potentie, viriliteit
    the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
  4. noun
    a general kind of something
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    soort
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  5. noun
    group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
    synonyms: generatie, mensenleeftijd
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    types:
    babyboom, geboortegolf, geboortengolf
    the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
  6. noun
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    synonyms: generatie, mensenleeftijd
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    type of:
    natie, oudelui, ouders, ouwelui, volk
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  7. noun
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
    synonyms: genus
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    Zeus
    type genus of the family Zeidae
    zeepaard
    seahorses
    prunel
    type genus of the Prunellidae
    Proteus
    type genus of the Proteidae
    schilddak
    type genus of the Testudinidae
    Penelope
    a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
    kraanvogel
    type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes
    dolfijn
    type genus of the Delphinidae
    wolbij
    potter bees
    geitenoog, geiteoog
    goat grass
    ficus
    large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
    Paris
    sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
    nepent
    pitcher plants
    ribes
    a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere
    vergeet-mij-niet, vergeet-mij-nietje
    forget-me-nots; scorpion grass
    lycopodium
    type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
  8. noun
    external sex organ
    synonyms: genitaliën, geslachtsapparaat, geslachtsdeel, geslachtsdelen, geslachtsorgaan, kruis, pubes, pudenda, schaamdeel, schaamdelen
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    types:
    klok-en-hamerspel, mannelijkheid
    external male sex organs
    schaamspleet, vulva
    external parts of the female genitalia
  9. noun
    the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
  10. noun
    a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
    synonyms: genus, woordgeslacht
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    types:
    f., femininum
    a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
    masculinum
    a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
    het-woord, n., neutrum
    a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
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