Standard Lemma guide

transgenderism

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɹɑːnz-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɹæns-/
  • General-American: /ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪsm/
  • General-American: /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛndəɹism

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being transgender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • the International Journal of Transgenderism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transgender, transgenderedness, transgenderness, transness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A purported ideology behind transgender identities, trans activism and trans rights movements; transness as an ideology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, offensive, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From transgender + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: джендъризъм (džendǎrizǎm) — state of being transgender
  • Catalan: transgenerisme — state of being transgender
  • Danish: transkønnethed — state of being transgender
  • Esperanto: transgenreco — state of being transgender
  • Faroese: tvørkynd — state of being transgender
  • Finnish: transsukupuolisuus — state of being transgender
  • French: transgendérisme — state of being transgender
  • French: transgenrisme — state of being transgender
  • German: Transgeschlechtlichkeit — state of being transgender
  • Hungarian: transzneműség — state of being transgender
  • Kazakh: трансгендерлық (transgenderlyq) — state of being transgender
  • Māori: irawhitianga — state of being transgender
  • Polish: transgenderism — state of being transgender
  • Portuguese: transgenderismo — state of being transgender
  • Portuguese: transgeneridade — state of being transgender
  • Russian: трансгендери́зм (transgenderízm) — state of being transgender
  • Spanish: transgenerismo — state of being transgender
  • Spanish: transgeneridad — state of being transgender