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unisex

adj
/ˈjuːnɪsɛks/UK/ˈjunəˌsɛks/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *séksus✻
  2. derived from *seksus✻
  3. derived from sexus — “gender; gender traits; males or females; genitals”
  4. derived from sexe — “genitals; gender”
  5. inherited from sexe — “sex 􂀿distinction between male and female􂁀 and gender”
  6. formed as unisex — “uni- + sex”

Definitions

  1. Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender

    Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.

    • Kim is a unisex name.
    • So while today’s unisex fashions may seem like another benchmark for equality, it’s rarely progressive when you look at it through the lens of a lucrative fashion industry that’s looking to turn a profit.

  2. Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender

    Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual.

  3. The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender

    The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; the state of being suitable for any sex or gender.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unisex. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01unisex02unisexual03hermaphroditic04solar05predominant06dominant07homozygote08alleles09allele10gene

A definitional loop anchored at unisex. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at unisex

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA