gender-blind

UK/ˈdʒɛndəˌblaɪnd/US/ˈd͡ʒɛndɚˌblaɪnd/

adjective

Having the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.

Meanings

adjectivegender-blind (comparative more gender-blind, superlative most gender-blind)

comparative more gender-blind · superlative most gender-blind · alternative gender blind · alternative genderblind

  1. Having the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.

    I note, however, no universal gender-blind pronoun is recommended. If we all use different third pronouns, they’ll become fourth, fifth, 200th pronouns, and clarity will be lost.

    2015 January 30, Gary Nunn, “Is it time we agreed on a gender-neutral singular pronoun?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2021
    1 more example

    And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective. / Gender-blind casting is, of course, not uncommon in Japanese theater, and Dachs herself is a former member of that country’s all-female Takarazuka Revue company […].

    2022 October 24, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “‘Chushingura — 47 Ronin’ Review: A Sprawling Tale of Loyalty”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2022

Origin

From gender + blind, by analogy with color blind (“holding no prejudice based on skin color; not paying attention to skin color”).

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Translations

French genderblind
  • genderblindhaving the quality of ignoring gender
Japanese ジェンダーフリー
  • ジェンダーフリー (jendāfurī)having the quality of ignoring gender
Cite this entry
APA

gender-blind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-blind

MLA

“gender-blind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-blind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gender-blind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender-blind.

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