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Understanding Neuter Gender with Examples

Neuter gender refers to words that are neither masculine nor feminine. Most inanimate objects have no gender and are considered neuter. The document defines neuter gender and provides over 100 examples of neuter nouns like table, chair, book, and train. It also answers frequently asked questions about neuter gender, such as what it means and how it is defined in dictionaries.

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Understanding Neuter Gender with Examples

Neuter gender refers to words that are neither masculine nor feminine. Most inanimate objects have no gender and are considered neuter. The document defines neuter gender and provides over 100 examples of neuter nouns like table, chair, book, and train. It also answers frequently asked questions about neuter gender, such as what it means and how it is defined in dictionaries.

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What is Neuter Gender?

Neuter gender refers to the grammatical category of words which are neither masculine nor
feminine. Most inanimate objects seem to have no gender. According to the Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, neuter gender is defined as those words “relating to, or constituting the gender that
ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to things classed as neither
masculine nor feminine”, and according to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, it is defined as
“belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns, adjectives or verbs whose gender is not feminine or
masculine”. The Cambridge Dictionary defined neuter gender as “being a noun or pronoun of a
type that refers to things; not masculine or feminine”.

List of 100+ Neuter Gender Examples


Check out the table for more than 100 examples of the neuter gender.

Neuter Gender Examples

Necklace Engine Lock Table Chair

Cover Blanket Bed Microphone Dress

Room Steps Rocket Rain Hospital

Station Bottle Class Ice cream Food

Sauce Window Book Bag Pencil

Cap Light Heart Mask Top

Bus Train Fan Sheet Pin

Spectacles Scissors Keyboard Wallet Notebook

Umbrella Ice Cupboard Shelf Case

Water pump Lift Chocolate Elevator Tub

Car Glass Cup Game Chalk

Hammer Screwdriver Drum Guitar Chain

Bracelet Gate Ring Bell Telephone

Letter Jug Kite Key Jacket

Raincoat Belt Earphones Lamp Paint


Napkin Microwave oven Napkin Pan Road

Paper Radio Onion Cucumber Potato

Tomato Apple Banana Elastic Bucket

Stone Recliner Bone Pillow Coat

Video Camera Stethoscope Basketball Bat

Teeth Spear Wire Stick Shirt

Curtain Tap Eraser Hair Spoon

Frequently Asked Questions on Neuter Gender in English


Grammar
Q1
What is neuter gender?
Neuter gender refers to a grammatical category of words which are neither masculine nor
feminine. Most inanimate objects seem to have no gender.
Q2
What is the definition of neuter gender?
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, neuter gender is defined as those words “relating
to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring
to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine”, and according to the Oxford Learner’s
Dictionary, it is defined as “belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns, adjectives or verbs whose
gender is not feminine or masculine”. The Cambridge Dictionary defined neuter gender as “being
a noun or pronoun of a type that refers to things; not masculine or feminine”.
Q3
Give 10 examples for the neuter gender.
Given below are 10 examples for the neuter gender for your reference.

 Table
 Umbrella
 Cap
 Robot
 Cupboard
 Radio
 Fruit
 Vegetable
 Ice
 Stairs

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