eu|nuch|oid

eu|nuch|oid
eu|nuch|oid «YOO nuh koyd», adjective.
1. affected by eunuchoidism.
2. Figurative. emasculated; womanish; henpecked: »

Nevertheless, shading into the new image is the old Clerk of Oxford—prim, vaguely eunuchoid, and cloistered (David Boroff).


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  • eu|nuch|oid|ism — «YOO nuh koy DIHZ uhm», noun. a condition in which the testes are present but have become atrophied and inactive …   Useful english dictionary

  • nuch — eu·nuch; eu·nuch·ism; eu·nuch·ize; eu·nuch·oid·ism; eu·nuch·ry; eu·nuch·oid; eu·nuch·oi·dal; …   English syllables

  • oid — ac·id·oid; ar·oid; as·te·ri·oid; as·ter·oid; bas·oid; blen·ni·oid; car·di·oid; cer·a·ti·oid; clu·pe·oid; co·le·op·ter·oid; ed·rio·as·ter·oid; em·bry·oid; eu·nuch·oid; fis·tu·lar·i·oid; ga·le·oid; gan·oid; ge·o·my·oid; go·bi·oid; gor·di·oid;… …   English syllables

  • eunuchoid — eu·nuch·oid …   English syllables

  • EU — EU; Eu; eu·arc·tos; eu·as·ca·les; eu·ascomycetes; eu·as·co·my·cet·i·dae; eu·ascomycetous; eu·aster; eu·bacteria; eu·bac·te·ri·a·les; eu·bacterium; eu·ba·sid·i·ae; eu·ba·sid·ii; eu·bo·ic; eu·branchipus; eu·bryales; eu·caine; eu·cai·rite;… …   English syllables

  • eunuchoid — Resembling, or having the general characteristics of, a eunuch; usually indicating the physical habitus of a male in whom hypogonadism occurred before puberty. [G. eunouchos, eunuch, + eidos, resembling] * * * eu·nuch·oid yü nə .kȯid also… …   Medical dictionary

  • eunuchoidism — A state in which testes are present but fail to function normally; may be of gonadal or pituitary origin. SYN: eunuchism (2), male hypogonadism. hypergonadotropic e. e. of gonadal …   Medical dictionary

  • eunuchoidism — eu·nuch·oid·ism …   English syllables

  • eunuchoid — eu•nuch•oid [[t]ˈyu nəˌkɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat lacking fully developed male genitalia or other sex characteristics 2) pat a eunuchoid male …   From formal English to slang

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