unisex

From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) +‎ sex.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
• Hyphenation: uni‧sex

unisex (not comparable)

1. 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

   Synonym: gendered

   Kim is a unisex name.

   • 2016 January 14, Mary Rizzo, “Runway revolution: Can we tie unisex fashion trends to gender equality?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     So while today’s unisex fashions may seem like another benchmark for equality, it’s rarely progressive when you look at it through the lens of a lucrative fashion industry that’s looking to turn a profit.

2. (dated) Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual. [from 1910s]

• unisexual
• unisexuality
• unisexualize
• unisexually

• non-binary
• intersex

unisex (uncountable)

1. 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]

• unisex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Unixes

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [u.niˈsɛks]

unisex (invariable)

1. unisex

Unadapted borrowing from English unisex. By surface analysis, uni- +‎ sex.

unisex (invariable)

1. unisex

Borrowed from French unisexe.

unisex m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. unisex

• IPA^(key): /ˌuniˈseɡs/ [ˌu.niˈseɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -eɡs
• Syllabification: u‧ni‧sex

unisex (invariable)

1. unisex

• “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], 10 December 2024