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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

polygender en · ADJ

Etymology

From poly- + gender.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
    • Androgyny—the presence of male and female characteristics in one individual. Androgynous individuals describe themselves as ambigender, polygender, or genderless. 2014, Manivong J. Ratts, Paul B. Pedersen, Counseling for Multiculturalism and Social Justice:
    • […] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer). 2012, Richard Ward, Ian Rivers, Mike Sutherland, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing:

Relateds

pangender · omnigender · multigender

Synonyms

polygendered