Meanings
- not comparableWithout a gender.
Near-synonym: neuter
Synonyms: ungendered, genderfree, gender-free, neuter · Antonyms: gendered, genderized, genderised
- not comparableWithout grammatical gender.
A genderless noun includes both the masculine and feminine forms.
Synonyms: ungendered, genderfree, gender-free, neuter, ungendered · Antonyms: gendered, genderized, genderised
- not comparableWithout sociocultural and psychosocial gender.
Should retailers promote genderless shopping?... Through its Agender concept store, Selfridges is selling clothing, accessories and beauty supplies that, it says, "transcend notions of 'his' and 'hers'."
2015 August 10, Aimee Picchi, MoneywatchSynonyms: ungendered, genderfree, gender-free, neuter, ungendered, genderfree, gender-free, agender · Antonyms: gendered, genderized, genderised, gendered, genderized, genderised
- datednot comparableWithout biological sex, or having had one's reproductive parts removed.
Synonyms: ungendered, genderfree, gender-free, neuter, ungendered, neutered, neuter, sexless · Antonyms: gendered, genderized, genderised
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWithout a gender.
adjectiveWithout grammatical gender.
adjectiveWithout sociocultural and psychosocial gender.
adjectiveWithout biological sex, or having had one's reproductive parts removed.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus
- Old Frenchgendre
- Middle Englishgendre
- Englishgender
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishgenderless
From gender + -less (“without, lacking”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto sengenra
- sengenraTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål kjønnslaus, kjønnsløs
- kjønnslausTranslations
- kjønnsløsTranslations
- ukjønnaTranslations
- ukjønnetTranslations
Polish bezrodzajowy, bezpłciowy
- bezrodzajowyTranslations
- bezpłciowyTranslations
Cite this entry
genderless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderless
“genderless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genderless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genderless.
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