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genderneutral

genderneutral is the alternative spelling of gender-neutral.

Meaning of gender-neutral

Adjective

gender-neutral (comparative more gender-neutral, superlative most gender-neutral)

  1. Used by or intended for people of any gender; not restricted 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.
    Antonyms:
    gender-specific
  2. Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender.
    • Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "they" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".
    Antonyms:
    gender-specific
  3. In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.
    Antonyms:
    gender-specific

Forms of genderneutral

comparativemore genderneutral
superlativemost genderneutral

Questions about genderneutral

What is genderneutral the alternative spelling of?
Genderneutral is the alternative spelling of gender-neutral.

Words near genderneutral in the dictionary

  1. genderless
  2. genderlessly
  3. genderlessness
  4. genderlike
  5. genderly
  6. genderneutral
  7. genderology
  8. genderphobia
  9. genderplay
  10. genderpunk
  11. genderquake

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Adapted from Wiktionary: genderneutral (page history and authors); gender-neutral (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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