Meanings
nountransvestitism (usually uncountable, plural transvestitisms)
plural transvestitisms
- uncountableusuallyTransvestism.
And if you factor in transvestitism, things get really stirred up.
2009 August 21, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
Similar
transvestismcross dressing
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German Transvestitismus
- Transvestitismustransvestitism
Polish transwestytyzm
- transwestytyzmtransvestitism
Cite this entry
APA
transvestitism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvestitism
MLA
“transvestitism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvestitism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transvestitism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvestitism.
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