unisex
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A sign for a unisex restroom (sense 1) in the United States.
English
Etymology
From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) + sex.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
Audio (UK): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
- Hyphenation: uni‧sex
Adjective
unisex (not comparable)
- Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
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
Noun
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.
Translations
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
- ^ “unisex, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “unisex, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
unisex (invariable)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English unisex. By surface analysis, uni- + sex.
Adjective
unisex (invariable)
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
unisex m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
| invariable | singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
unisex (invariable)
Further reading
- “unisex”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10