Eunuch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjuː.nək/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eunuch is a noun meaning A castrated man.
Meaning
A castrated man.
More Meanings
- (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
- (figurative) One that is ineffectual.
- (transitive, dated) To castrate.
- (figurative, transitive, dated) To render ineffectual.
- (historical) 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.
Example Sentences
Hence sawcy Eunuch peace, / she hath betraid me, / And shall dye the death.
He ſhall be made a chaſte and luſtleſſe Eunuch, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines
I, and by heauen, one that will doe the deede, / Though Argus were her Eunuch and her garde.
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.
Word Forms
- eunuchs
- eunuching
- eunuched
Synonyms for eunuch
Depending on context, synonyms include gelding, castrate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include castrate, spado, castrato, spade, cavalier, nu-male.
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