hormonal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.
Meanings
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Pertaining to hormones.
The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.
2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN:
- (colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
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Strongly affected by one's hormones.
a hormonal teenage boy
All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.
1984 February 4, Vincent F. Luti, “Mouths Open, Only Singing”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hormonal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hormonal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antihormonal · phytohormonal · parahormonal · ectohormonal · chemohormonal · allohormonal · hormonally · neurohormonal · unihormonal · multihormonal · plurihormonal · xenohormonal · nonhormonal · hyperhormonal · polyhormonal · bihormonal
Translations (24)
fr hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · fi hormonaalinen (pertaining to hormones) · uk гормона́льний (pertaining to hormones) · gl hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · ca hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · sv hormonstinn (strongly affected by one's hormones) · pl hormonalny (pertaining to hormones) · kk гормондық (pertaining to hormones) · ga hormónach (pertaining to hormones) · nl hormonaal (of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle) · sv hormonell (pertaining to hormones) · pt hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · de hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · hu hormonális (pertaining to hormones) · ru гормона́льный (pertaining to hormones) · it ormonale (pertaining to hormones) · da hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · es hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · nl hormonaal (pertaining to hormones) · nb hormonell (pertaining to hormones) · cs hormonální (pertaining to hormones) · be гармана́льны (pertaining to hormones) · ast hormonal (pertaining to hormones) · nn hormonell (pertaining to hormones)