"gender-neutral" meaning in English

See gender-neutral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-gender-neutral.wav Forms: more gender-neutral [comparative], most gender-neutral [superlative]
Etymology: Compound of gender + neutral. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|gender|neutral}} Compound of gender + neutral Head templates: {{en-adj}} gender-neutral (comparative more gender-neutral, superlative most gender-neutral)
  1. Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
    Used by or intended for people of any gender; not restricted to (only one) gender; available to all genders.
    Categories (topical): Gender Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex
    Sense id: en-gender-neutral-en-adj-PjO0Vdkt Disambiguation of Gender: 33 33 34
  2. Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
    Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender.
    Categories (topical): Gender Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex
    Sense id: en-gender-neutral-en-adj-N07L6342 Disambiguation of Gender: 33 33 34
  3. Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
    (grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.
    Categories (topical): Grammar, Gender Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex, epicene Translations (grammar: lacking gender assignment): geslachtsloos (Dutch), suvuton (Finnish), épicène (French), geschlechtslos (German), agenus (Latin), insexus (Latin), неродово́й (nerodovój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gender-neutral-en-adj-8409Jkcd Disambiguation of Gender: 33 33 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 28 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 29 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 25 25 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 28 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 26 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 28 44 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: lacking gender assignment': 11 11 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: genderneutral, gender neutral Derived forms: gender neutrality, gender-neutralize, gender-neutrally Related terms: common gender Translations (not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender): kønsneutral (Danish), genderneutraal (Dutch), genroneŭtrala (Esperanto), sukupuolineutraali (Finnish), unigenre (French), გენდერ-ნეიტრალური (gender-neiṭraluri) (Georgian), geschlechtsneutral (German), unisex (German), kjønnsnøytral (Norwegian Bokmål), kjønnsnøytral (Norwegian Nynorsk), ге́ндерно-нейтра́льный (géndɛrno-nejtrálʹnyj) (Russian), könsneutral (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender': 33 33 33

Alternative forms

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          "text": "“[…] Tes name was Iptim Op’tarmk and te was nineteen years old.[…]” / Ramant’s brain had to switch gears. Of course he knew that the Vonarians used a gender-neutral pronoun set when referring to themselves, and he’d even practiced it, but when it rolled off Boë’s sweet and mellow tongue it sounded like an alien language.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 April 20, “Network News: RSSB to explore new terms to replace 'pilotman'”, in RAIL, number 955, page 16:",
          "text": "Alongside its vital role of maintaining and reviewing each of the rail industry's 294 technical and safety standards, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is about to turn its attention to how to make the term 'pilotman' gender-neutral.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 May 22, Kate Connolly, “Bürger*innen? Backlash as Berlin mayor refuses to use gender-neutral language”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Berlin’s recently appointed conservative mayor has said he will refuse to use gender-neutral language in office, insisting he wanted to use a language “that everyone understands”.",
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        "Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.",
        "Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender."
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        {
          "word": "gender-inclusive"
        },
        {
          "word": "genderless"
        },
        {
          "word": "gendy nooch"
        },
        {
          "word": "non-gendered"
        },
        {
          "word": "ungendered"
        },
        {
          "word": "unisex"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "gender-specific"
        }
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        "en:Grammar"
      ],
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        "Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.",
        "In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment."
      ],
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        "Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.",
        "(grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gender-inclusive"
        },
        {
          "word": "genderless"
        },
        {
          "word": "gendy nooch"
        },
        {
          "word": "non-gendered"
        },
        {
          "word": "ungendered"
        },
        {
          "word": "unisex"
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        {
          "word": "epicene"
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        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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    {
      "word": "genderneutral"
    },
    {
      "word": "gender neutral"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "kønsneutral"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "genderneutraal"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "genroneŭtrala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "sukupuolineutraali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "unigenre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gender-neiṭraluri",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "გენდერ-ნეიტრალური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "geschlechtsneutral"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "unisex"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "kjønnsnøytral"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "kjønnsnøytral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "géndɛrno-nejtrálʹnyj",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "ге́ндерно-нейтра́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender",
      "word": "könsneutral"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "geslachtsloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "suvuton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "épicène"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "geschlechtslos"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "agenus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "insexus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerodovój",
      "sense": "grammar: lacking gender assignment",
      "word": "неродово́й"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gender-neutral"
}

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