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Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
Used by or intended for people of any gender; not restricted to (only one) gender; available to all genders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The women's sleeping quarters are on the left side of the dormitory, the men's are on the right; gender-neutral restrooms are located in the middle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex
Antonyms: gender-specific
Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "they" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".
- Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex
Antonyms: gender-specific
Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex, epicene
Antonyms: gender-specific
Compound of gender + neutral.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
kønsneutral
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Dutch:
genderneutraal
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Esperanto:
genroneŭtrala
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Finnish:
sukupuolineutraali
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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French:
unigenre
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Georgian:
გენდერ-ნეიტრალური
(gender-neiṭraluri)
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Georgian:
გენდერულად ნეიტრალური
(genderulad neiṭraluri)
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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German:
geschlechtsneutral
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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German:
unisex
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Korean:
성중립적
(seongjunglibjeog)
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Norwegian Bokmål:
kjønnsnøytral
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjønnsnøytral
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Russian:
ге́ндерно-нейтра́льный
(géndɛrno-nejtrálʹnyj)
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Swedish:
könsneutral
— not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
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Dutch:
geslachtsloos
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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Finnish:
suvuton
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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French:
épicène
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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German:
geschlechtslos
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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Latin:
agenus
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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Latin:
insexus
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
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Russian:
неродово́й
(nerodovój)
— grammar: lacking gender assignment
