polygender

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ gender

Adjective

polygender (not comparable)

1. Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
   • 2012, Richard Ward, Ian Rivers, Mike Sutherland, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing:

     […] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer).

   • 2014, Manivong J. Ratts, Paul B. Pedersen, Counseling for Multiculturalism and Social Justice:

     Androgyny—the presence of male and female characteristics in one individual. Androgynous individuals describe themselves as ambigender, polygender, or genderless.

Synonyms

• polygendered

See also

• multigender; omnigender, pangender