It

/ɪt/ noun adjective pronoun proper noun

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

What it means

  1. (noun) One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
  2. (noun) The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag. “In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…”
  3. (noun) The game of tag. “Let's play it at breaktime.”
  4. (noun) Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
  5. (noun) Sexual activity. “caught them doing it”
  6. (noun) A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.
  7. (adjective) Most fashionable.
  8. (pronoun) The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals. “I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.”
  9. (pronoun) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender. “She took the baby and held it in her arms.”
  10. (pronoun) Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation. “Is it her?”
  11. (pronoun) The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it) “It is nearly 10 o’clock.”
  12. (pronoun) The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

Letter analysis

  • It contains 2 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 1 consonant(s).
  • It uses 2 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 2.

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Common questions

What does It mean?

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

What are the anagrams of It?

Valid anagrams: ti.

How many letters are in It?

It has 2 letters.

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