Genderneutral

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Describing a situation or language that does not specify or is not limited to male or female identities, while promoting equality and inclusion among all genders
2. Pertaining to concepts, practices, or expressions that avoid traditional gender distinctions, fostering a more inclusive approach to identity and roles
3. Relating to a framework that transcends binary gender categories, supporting a more expansive and equal recognition of diverse gender identities and expressions

Etymology: "Gender-neutral" is a compound of "gender" and "neutral," and the spelling without the hyphen is simply a variant of the same term. "Gender" came into English through Old French from Latin "genus," meaning kind, birth or race, and it was long used mainly as a grammatical category before it came to describe social and personal identity. "Neutral" comes from Latin "neutralis," formed from "ne," meaning not, and "uter," meaning either of two, so it originally meant belonging to neither of two opposing sides. Joined together, the two parts describe something that does not favour or assume either of the usual categories. The term is most often applied to language, such as job titles or pronouns chosen to avoid implying a particular sex, and to products or spaces designed without a male or female default.

Synonyms: gender-neutral