genderless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.ləs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English gender Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English genderless From gender + -less (“without, lacking”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a gender.
Near-synonym: neuter
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(not-comparable) Without a gender. ▸ Without grammatical gender.
A genderless noun includes both the masculine and feminine forms.
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(not-comparable) Without a gender. ▸ Without sociocultural and psychosocial gender.
Should retailers promote genderless shopping?... Through its Agender concept store, Selfridges is selling clothing, accessories and beauty supplies that, it says, "transcend notions of 'his' and 'hers'."
2015 August 10, Aimee Picchi, Moneywatch
- (dated, not-comparable) Without a gender. ▸ Without biological sex, or having had one's reproductive parts removed.
Antonyms
gendered · genderised · genderized · gendered · gendered · genderized · genderised · genderised · genderized · gendered · genderised · genderized
Coordinates
transgender · nonbinary · neuter
Deriveds
Relateds
transsexual · asexual · unsexed
Synonyms
ungendered · gender-free · neutrois · agender · genderfree · neuter · neutered · genderfree · neuter · ungendered · ungendered · gender-free · neuter · gender-free · genderfree · agendered · neuter · genderfree · ungendered · gender-free · sexless
Translations (11)
nb kjønnsløs (Translations) · nb ukjønnet (Translations) · nb ukjønna (Translations) · zza bêcıns (Translations) · ka უსქესო (Translations) · nb kjønnslaus (Translations) · nn ukjønna (Translations) · pl bezrodzajowy (Translations) · pl bezpłciowy (Translations) · eo sengenra (Translations) · nn kjønnslaus (Translations)