Meanings
adjectiveunisex (not comparable)
- not comparableNot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.First known use 1960s
Kim is a unisex name.
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So while today’s unisex fashions may seem like another benchmark for equality, it’s rarely progressive when you look at it through the lens of a lucrative fashion industry that’s looking to turn a profit.
2016 January 14, Mary Rizzo, “Runway revolution: Can we tie unisex fashion trends to gender equality?”, in CNNSynonyms: epicene, genderless, gender-neutral, nongendered, omnigender, synoecious, ungendered, unisexual · Antonyms: gendered
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.
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adjectivenot distinguished on the basis of sex
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Origin
From uni- (prefix meaning ‘one, single’) + sex.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan unisex
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Chinese Mandarin 男女不分的, 男女兩用的 /男女两用的
- 男女不分的 (nánnǚ bùfēn de)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- 男女兩用的 /男女两用的 (nánnǚ liǎng yòng de)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Dutch uniseks, geslachtloos
- uniseksnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- geslachtloosnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Finnish unisex, molemmille sukupuolille sopiva
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- molemmille sukupuolille sopivanot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- sukupuolineutraalinot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
French unisexe, épicène
- unisexenot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- épicènenot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- unigenrenot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
German unisex, geschlechtsneutral
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- geschlechtsneutralnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Hebrew יוניסקס
- יוניסקס (yúniseks)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Hungarian uniszex
- uniszexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Indonesian uniseks
- uniseksnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Italian unisex, bisex
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- bisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- epicenonot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- monosessualenot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Japanese ユニセックス, 男女兼用
- ユニセックス (yunisekkusu)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- 男女兼用 (danjo ken'yō)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- 男女両用 (danjo ryōyō)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- ユニセックス (yunisekkusu)state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; state of being suitable for any sex or gender
Korean 유니섹스
- 유니섹스 (yunisekseu)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Portuguese unissex, unissexo
- unissexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- unissexonot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- epicenonot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Romanian unisex
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Russian юнисе́кс, унисе́кс
- юнисе́кс (juniséks)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- унисе́кс (uniséks)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- го́дный для лиц обоего пола́ (gódnyj dlja lic obojevo polá)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- неразличимый по полу (nerazličimyj po polu)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Spanish unisex
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Swedish unisex, könsneutral
- unisexnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- könsneutralnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Turkish üniseks
- üniseksnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Ukrainian юнісекс, унісекс
- юнісекс (juniseks)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- унісекс (uniseks)not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
Welsh neillrywiol, neillryw
- neillrywiolnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- neillrywnot distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender
- neillrywiaethstate of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; state of being suitable for any sex or gender
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APA
unisex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unisex
MLA
“unisex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unisex. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unisex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unisex.
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