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Compound ofgender +neutral.
gender-neutral (comparativemoregender-neutral,superlativemostgender-neutral)
- Not having,indicating, or beingrestricted on the basis of,gender.
- Synonyms:gender-inclusive,genderless,(slang, Australia)gendy nooch,non-gendered,ungendered,unisex
- Antonym:gender-specific
- Used by orintended for people of any gender; notrestricted to (only one) gender;available to all genders.
The women's sleeping quarters are on the left side of the dormitory, the men's are on the right;gender-neutral restrooms are located in the middle.
- Ofwords,phrasing, etc.: notindicating orreferring to (only one) gender.
Many modern laws usegender-neutral constructions like "they" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".
Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals.
1995 November, Kandis Elliot, “The Androgyne Murders”, inScience Fiction Age[1], volume 4, number 1,→ISSN,→OCLC,pages50–51:“[…] 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 agender-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.
2022 April 20, “Network News: RSSB to explore new terms to replace 'pilotman'”, inRAIL, number955, page16: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.
2023 May 22, Kate Connolly, “Bürger*innen? Backlash as Berlin mayor refuses to use gender-neutral language”, inThe Guardian[2],→ISSN:Berlin’s recently appointed conservative mayor has said he will refuse to usegender-neutral language in office, insisting he wanted to use a language “that everyone understands”.
- (grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.(Can we add anexample for this sense? )
- Synonym:epicene
not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender
grammar: lacking gender assignment
