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non-binary

adj · noun · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /nɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
  • General-American: /nɔnˈbaɪ.nɚ.i/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not binary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: binary, gender-binary

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A non-binary (genderqueer) person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enby, NB, they/them

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + binary.

Across languages

Translations

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: niebinêr — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Asturian: non binariu — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Catalan: no-binari — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非二進制 /非二进制 (fēi èrjìnzhì) — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Czech: nebinární — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Dutch: non-binair — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Esperanto: neduuma — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Finnish: muunsukupuolinen — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Finnish: ei-binäärinen — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • French: non-binaire — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Galician: non-binarie — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Georgian: არაბინარული (arabinaruli) — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • German: nichtbinär — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • German: zwischengeschlechtlich — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Interlingua: non binari — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Irish: neamh-dhénártha — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Italian: non-binario — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Italian: non-binaria — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Macedonian: недвоичен (nedvoičen) — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Macedonian: небинарен (nebinaren) — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Polish: niebinarny — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Portuguese: não binário — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Portuguese: não binária — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Spanish: no binario — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Swedish: icke-binär — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Welsh: anneuaidd — of a digit, number system, etc: not binary
  • Afrikaans: niebinêr — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Azerbaijani: qeyri-binar — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Catalan: no-binari — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非二元 (fēi'èryuán) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Danish: nonbinær — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Dutch: non-binair — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Dutch: niet-binair — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Dutch: nonbinair — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Esperanto: neduuma — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Finnish: muunsukupuolinen — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Finnish: muusu — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • French: non-binaire — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Galician: non binario — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Galician: non binaria — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • German: nichtbinär — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • German: nicht-binär — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • German: nonbinär — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • German: divers — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • German: diversgeschlechtlich — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Greek: μη-δυαδικό (mi-dyadikó) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Hungarian: nembináris — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Icelandic: kynsegin — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Indonesian: nonbiner — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Indonesian: non-biner — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Interlingua: non binari — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Irish: neamh-dhénártha — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Italian: non-binario — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Italian: non-binarie — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Japanese: Xジェンダー (ekkusu-jendā) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Korean: 논바이너리 (nonbaineori) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Macedonian: вонроден (vonroden) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ikke-binær — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ikkje-binær — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Polish: niebinarny — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Portuguese: não binárie — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Portuguese: não binário — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Portuguese: não binária — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Romanian: nebinar — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Romanian: non-binar — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Russian: небина́рный (nebinárnyj) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Spanish: no binario — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Spanish: no binarie — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Spanish: no binarix — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Swedish: icke-binär — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Tamil: இருமையின்மை (irumaiyiṉmai) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Ukrainian: ґендерквірний (genderkvirnyj) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Ukrainian: ґендерквірна (genderkvirna) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Ukrainian: ґендерквірнуй (genderkvirnuj) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Ukrainian: ґендерквір (genderkvir) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Vietnamese: phi nhị nguyên giới — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Vietnamese: phi nhị giới — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Welsh: anneuaidd — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
  • Yiddish: ניטצווײיִק (nittsveyik) — outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer
Real reading context

non-binary in complete knowledge articles