Standard Lemma guide

unisex

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 N IH0 S EH2 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Kim is a unisex name.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: epicene, genderless, gender-neutral, nongendered, omnigender, synoecious, ungendered, unisexual

Antonyms: gendered

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; the state of being suitable for any sex or gender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not distinguished on the basis of sex

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) + sex.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男女不分的 (nánnǚ bùfēn de) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男女兩用的 /男女两用的 (nánnǚ liǎng yòng de) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Dutch: uniseks — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Dutch: geslachtloos — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Finnish: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Finnish: molemmille sukupuolille sopiva — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Finnish: sukupuolineutraali — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • French: unisexe — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • French: épicène — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • French: unigenre — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Galician: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Galician: epiceno — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Georgian: ერთსქესიანი (ertskesiani) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • German: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • German: geschlechtsneutral — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Hebrew: יוניסקס (yúniseks) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Hungarian: uniszex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Indonesian: uniseks — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Italian: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Italian: bisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Italian: epiceno — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Italian: monosessuale — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Japanese: ユニセックス (yunisekkusu) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Japanese: 男女兼用 (danjo ken'yō) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Japanese: 男女両用 (danjo ryōyō) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Korean: 유니섹스 (yunisekseu) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Portuguese: unissex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Portuguese: unissexo — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Portuguese: epiceno — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Romanian: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Russian: юнисе́кс (juniséks) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Russian: унисе́кс (uniséks) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Russian: го́дный для лиц обоего пола́ (gódnyj dlja lic obojevo polá) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Russian: неразличимый по полу (nerazličimyj po polu) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Spanish: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Spanish: epiceno — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Swedish: unisex — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Swedish: könsneutral — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Turkish: üniseks — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Ukrainian: юнісекс (juniseks) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Ukrainian: унісекс (uniseks) — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Welsh: neillrywiol — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Welsh: neillryw — not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
  • Japanese: ユニセックス (yunisekkusu) — state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; state of being suitable for any sex or gender
  • Welsh: neillrywiaeth — state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; state of being suitable for any sex or gender