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unisexuality

noun

Etymology

From unisexual + -ity.

  1. borrowed from sexuālis
  2. prefixed as unisexual — “uni + sexual”
  3. suffixed as unisexuality — “unisexual + ity”

Definitions

  1. The property of being unisexual (having characteristics of a single sex)

    The property of being unisexual (having characteristics of a single sex); (especially in botany) the property of being imperfect, i.e. having only male (stamina) or female (pistils) reproductive organs in one flower (monoecism) or individual (dioecism).

    • In all cases of hermaphroditism in animals where unisexuality of the individuals is the rule, the doubly sexed organs are always imperfect, […]
    • As pointed out by Allen (1940), most mutations in the sex genes of hermaphroditic species will tend towards unisexuality, whereas most mutations in dioecious species will tend towards hermaphroditism (or monoecism), […]

  2. The state of being unisex (suitable for any sex).

    • It is somewhat jarring to find the name "Charlie," a name usually [applied to men, applied to a woman] […] those oriented toward female equality or unisexuality in names and behavior will silently approve of his apparent broad-mindedness.
    • One observes the increasing percentage of unisexuality in Igbo onomastics, and it would not be surprising if such unisexuality invades the area of politically suggestive names.

The neighborhood

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