unisex
English edit
Etymology edit
From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) + sex.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
- Hyphenation: uni‧sex
Adjective edit
unisex (not comparable)
- Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]
- 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. [from 1910s]
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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. [from 1960s]
Translations edit
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 edit
- ^ “unisex, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “unisex, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
unisex (invariable)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English unisex. By surface analysis, uni- + sex.
Adjective edit
unisex (invariable)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
unisex m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension edit
Declension of unisex (invariable)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | unisex | unisex | unisex | unisex | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
unisex (invariable)
Further reading edit
- “unisex”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014