transmasculine
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to people who were assigned female but whose gender identities are masculine.
Example Sentences
- "Bodybuilding as a form of body modification is understood by transmasculine individuals to further enhance a desired masculine presentation."
- "I approach this issue through a focus on the role of the voice in constituting the masculine gender positionalities of trans men and others on the transmasculine identity spectrum. Transmasculine is an umbrella term referring to individuals who were assigned to a female gender role at birth but at some point come to self-identify as men, or with some other masculine identity, rather than seeing themselves as women."
- "[...individuals for whom] “man” or “woman” may not accurately reflect identity but are nonetheless on the transmasculine or transfeminine spectrum. We also acknowledge the limitations of language in reflecting agender clients who do not identify as masculine or feminine ..."
- "For transmasculine individuals, it has been commonly assumed that voice and communication training is not warranted, because testosterone administration, which many undergo for gender dysphoria, is often sufficient for masculine voice [development]."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more transmasculine (comparative)
most transmasculine (superlative)