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intersectionality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪntəˌsɛkʃəˈnælɪti/
  • General-American: /ɪntɚˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being intersectional, that is, of being characterized by intersection (especially of multiple forms of discrimination).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the intersectionality of these issues
  • the intersectionality of race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, generation, marital status, and place of origin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From intersectional + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: transversalitat — sociological methodology
  • Catalan: interseccionalitat — sociological methodology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交叉性 (jiāochāxìng) — sociological methodology
  • Danish: intersektionalitet — sociological methodology
  • Dutch: intersectionaliteit — sociological methodology
  • Dutch: kruispuntdenken — sociological methodology
  • Esperanto: intersekca teorio — sociological methodology
  • Esperanto: pluraneco — sociological methodology
  • Finnish: intersektionaalisuus — sociological methodology
  • Finnish: moniperusteinen syrjintä — sociological methodology
  • Finnish: risteävä eriarvoisuus — sociological methodology
  • Finnish: moniperustainen syrjintä — sociological methodology
  • French: intersectionnalité — sociological methodology
  • Galician: interseccionalidade — sociological methodology
  • Georgian: ინტერსექციურობა (inṭersekciuroba) — sociological methodology
  • German: Intersektionalität — sociological methodology
  • Hebrew: הִצְטָלְבִיוּת (hitstalviyút) — sociological methodology
  • Hungarian: interszekcionalitás — sociological methodology
  • Icelandic: samtvinnun — sociological methodology
  • Italian: intersezionalità — sociological methodology
  • Japanese: インターセクショナリティ (intāsekushonariti) — sociological methodology
  • Japanese: 交差性 (kōsasei) — sociological methodology
  • Japanese: 交叉性 (kōsasei) — sociological methodology
  • Korean: 상호교차성 (sanghogyochaseong) — sociological methodology
  • Korean: 교차성 (gyochaseong) — sociological methodology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: interseksjonalitet — sociological methodology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: interseksjonalitet — sociological methodology
  • Portuguese: interseccionalidade — sociological methodology
  • Russian: интерсекциона́льность (intersekcionálʹnostʹ) — sociological methodology
  • Spanish: interseccionalidad — sociological methodology
  • Spanish: transversalidad — sociological methodology
  • Swedish: intersektionalitet — sociological methodology
  • Thai: อัตลักษณ์ทับซ้อน — sociological methodology