unisex
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) + sex.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
- Hyphenation: uni‧sex
Adjective[edit]
unisex (not comparable)
- Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]
- Synonyms: epicene, genderless, gender-neutral, nongendered, omnigender, synoecious, ungendered, unisexual
- Antonym: gendered
- Kim is a unisex name.
- (dated) Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual. [from 1910s]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
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of or pertaining to only one sex or gender — see unisexual
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
unisex (uncountable)
- The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; the state of being suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]
Translations[edit]
state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; state of being suitable for any sex or gender
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References[edit]
- ^ “unisex, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “unisex, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unisex (invariable)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English unisex. By surface analysis, uni- + sex.
Adjective[edit]
unisex (invariable)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unisex m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of unisex (invariable)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unisex (invariable)
Further reading[edit]
- “unisex”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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