neutrois

English

Etymology

Coined by H. A. Burnham in 1995 as a self-description. Compare neuter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.tɹɑː/, /nu.tɹɔɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɑː, Rhymes: -ɔɪs

Adjective

neutrois (not comparable)

1. (rare, of a person) Having a null or neutral gender (being neither male nor female), and having or seeking to have no or reduced signs of physical sex.
   • 2005, Matt Kailey, Just Add Hormones: an insider's guide to the transsexual experience:

     In some cases, these people self-identify as genderqueer, genderless, or neutrois.

   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell:

     A social-media site famously proposes seventy-one gender options – neutrois, two spirit, bigender…any colour you like, Mr Ford.

Hypernyms

• genderqueer

Anagrams

• routines, rutinose, snoutier, tournies, tue-irons, turiones