性
character; nature; sex; gender; grammatical gender
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesnoun
character; nature; disposition
Refers to a person's inherent or developed personality traits.
He is a person with an open and cheerful disposition.
Everyone has a different personality.
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She was born with patience.
He has a very stubborn character.
The two people have incompatible personalities.
noun
property; quality; characteristic
technicalRefers to inherent properties or characteristics of substances or objects.
This material has good elasticity.
The chemical properties of water are very stable.
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This medicine has strong medicinal properties.
Metals have electrical conductivity.
This plastic has good heat resistance.
suffix
-ity; -ness; quality of
formalAdded to nouns, verbs, or adjectives to form abstract nouns indicating quality or characteristic.
This approach lacks scientific validity.
We need to improve work efficiency.
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This product has good practicality.
His suggestion has feasibility.
This theory lacks logical coherence.
noun
sex; sexuality
neutralRefers to biological reproduction or sexual desire.
Schools should provide sex education.
The doctor is examining his sexual organs.
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Their sexual behavior is private.
This book discusses sex and love.
Sexual health is very important for life.
noun
gender; sex
Refers to the classification of organisms as male, female, or other.
Gender equality is an important social issue.
The form requires you to fill in your gender.
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Men and women should enjoy equal rights.
It's difficult to determine the sex of this animal from its appearance.
Some languages have grammatical gender for nouns.
noun
grammatical gender
technicalGrammatical category indicating noun classes, which may or may not relate to natural gender.
In French, nouns have grammatical gender distinctions.
Russian nouns have three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
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Grammatical gender does not necessarily correspond to natural gender.
Learning German requires paying attention to noun genders.
Chinese nouns do not have grammatical gender distinctions.