polygender
polygender adjective: having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
Adjective
polygender (not comparable)
- Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
- […] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer).2012, Richard Ward, Ian Rivers, Mike Sutherland, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing
- Androgyny—the presence of male and female characteristics in one individual. Androgynous individuals describe themselves as ambigender, polygender, or genderless.2014, Manivong J. Ratts, Paul B. Pedersen, Counseling for Multiculturalism and Social Justice
- Synonyms:
- polygendered
Synonyms of polygender
Origin of polygender
From poly- + gender.
Questions about polygender
- What does polygender mean?
- Polygender means having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
- What part of speech is polygender?
- Polygender is an adjective.
Words near polygender in the dictionary
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