unisex

English
WOTD – 25 July 2021

Etymology
A sign for a unisex restroom (sense 1) in the United States.

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

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjunəˌsɛks/
  • Hyphenation: uni‧sex

Adjective

unisex (not comparable)

  1. Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]
    Kim is a unisex name.
    Synonyms: epicene, genderless, gender-neutral, nongendered, omnigender, synoecious, ungendered, unisexual
    Antonym: gendered
  2. (dated) Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual. [from 1910s]

Translations
of or pertaining to only one sex or gender — see unisexual

See also

Noun

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]

Translations

References
  1. “unisex, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “unisex, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Adjective

unisex (indeclinable)

  1. unisex

Italian

Etymology

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

Adjective

unisex (invariable)

  1. unisex

Romanian

Etymology

From French unisexe.

Adjective

unisex m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. unisex

Declension
Declension of unisex (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite unisex unisex unisex unisex
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite unisex unisex unisex unisex
definite — — — —

Spanish

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

Adjective

unisex (invariable)

  1. unisex

Further reading
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