Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polygender

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-gen-der
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.

Example Sentences

"[…] those whose gender identity or expression is at odds with conventional understandings of dichotomous sex/gender categories (gender-neutral, polygender or genderqueer)."
"Androgyny—the presence of male and female characteristics in one individual. Androgynous individuals describe themselves as ambigender, polygender, or genderless."

Etymology

From poly- + gender.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Frequently Paired Words

multigender omnigender pangender

Synonyms

polygendered

Questions

What does polygender mean?: Having a mixture of genders; neither purely male nor purely female.
Where does polygender come from?: From poly- + gender.

How to pronounce polygender

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