trans*

adjective

Non-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

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Meanings

adjectivetrans* (not comparable)

alternative trans

  1. not comparableNon-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

    Synonyms: non-cisgender, cisn't

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNon-cisgender; an umbrella term encompassing transgender, transsexual, and often also genderqueer/nonbinary, genderfluid, third-gender, etc. — all gender identities other than cisgender.

Similar
non-cisgendercisn't
Also see
cisn'tnon-cisgendertransgender

Origin

trans + * (a wildcard in programming), indicating that it could stand for transgender or transsexual.

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Translations

French trans*
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Polish trans*
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Cite this entry
APA

trans*. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans%2A

MLA

“trans*.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans%2A. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trans*,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans%2A.

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