gender-blind
/ˈd͡ʒɛndɚˌblaɪnd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having the quality of ignoring gender, such as organizations that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.
Example Sentences
- "I note, however, no universal gender-blind pronoun is recommended. If we all use different third pronouns, they’ll become fourth, fifth, 200th pronouns, and clarity will be lost."
- "And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective. / Gender-blind casting is, of course, not uncommon in Japanese theater, and Dachs herself is a former member of that country’s all-female Takarazuka Revue company […]."
Etymology
From gender + blind, by analogy with color blind (“holding no prejudice based on skin color; not paying attention to skin color”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛndɚˌblaɪnd/
- British English: /ˈdʒɛndəˌblaɪnd/
Inflected Forms
more gender-blind (comparative)
most gender-blind (superlative)
gender blind (alternative)
genderblind (alternative)