eunuch
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eunuch
- /ˈjuː.nək/
Where it comes from
From Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, keep”). Originally probably used to refer to a bed chamber attendant.
noun eunuchs
- A castrated man. Semiramis was the first woman to invent eunuchs and women have had sympathy for them ever since; […] and women can tell them what they can't tell other men.
- Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials. He ſhall be made a chaſte and luſtleſſe Eunuch, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines
- A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
- One that is ineffectual. Mr. Peterson really reaches for a low one when he says, "They (gays) should never commit themselves to any broader ideological movement." I am, paradoxically, a Christian, a Maxist, a Gay, and a Human Being. To be gay one should not be a political eunuch.
Similar: gelding
verb eunuchs · eunuching · eunuched
- To castrate.
- To render ineffectual.
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noun
Similar: gelding
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noun castrated man
| Español | eunuco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고자 goja |
| 中文 | 閹人 /阉人 yānrén, 公公 gōnggong, 宦官 huànguān, 閹宦 /阉宦 yānhuàn |
| हिन्दी | हिजड़ा hijṛā |
| Kiswahili | towashi |
| Português | eunuco |
| Français | eunuque, castrat |
| Deutsch | Eunuch, Kastrat |
| Italiano | eunuco |
| Ελληνικά | ευνούχος evnoúchos |
| Русский | е́внух jévnux, скопе́ц skopéc, кастра́т kastrát |
| العربية | خَصِيّ ḵaṣiyy, مَخْصِيّ maḵṣiyy |
| עברית | סָרִיס sarís |
noun such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state
| Español | eunuco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 환관 hwan'gwan, 내시 naesi |
| 日本語 | 宦官 kangan |
| 中文 | 閹人 /阉人 yānrén, 太監 /太监 tàijiàn, 宦官 huànguān, 寺人 sìrén, 閹宦 /阉宦 yānhuàn |
| हिन्दी | हिजड़ा hijṛā |
| Português | eunuco |
| Français | eunuque |
| Deutsch | Eunuch |
| Italiano | eunuco |
| Ελληνικά | ευνούχος evnoúchos |
| Русский | е́внух jévnux |
| עברית | סָרִיס sarís |
Talk about this word "eunuch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eunuch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eunuch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eunuch "eunuch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eunuch.Cite this
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title = {eunuch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eunuch},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
