hormonal

CEFRC1

/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to hormones or affected by them.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.

Examples

  • Love is simply a temporary hormonal imbalance.

  • Some flame retardants can cause cancer and hormonal disruptions.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Strongly affected by one's hormones.

  2. Pertaining to hormones.

More examples

In context

  • a hormonal teenage boy

  • All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.

  • The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.

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Origin

adjective

From hormone + -al.