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unisex

[ yoo-nuh-seks ]
/ ˈyu nəˌsɛks /
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adjective

of, designed, or suitable for both sexes; not distinguishing between male and female; undifferentiated as to sex: unisex clothes.

noun

the state or quality of being unisex.
unisex styles or fashions: a store specializing in unisex.

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RELATED WORDS

castrated, neuter, epicene, agamous

Nearby words

  1. uniramous,
  2. unisa,
  3. uniseptate,
  4. uniserial,
  5. uniseriate,
  6. unisexual,
  7. unisize,
  8. unison,
  9. unisonous,
  10. unispiral

Origin of unisex

First recorded in 1965–70; uni- + sex
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for unisex

unisex

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌsɛks) /

adjective

of or relating to clothing, a hairstyle, etc, that can be worn by either sex

Word Origin for unisex

C20: from uni- + sex
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for unisex

unisex

adj.

"sexually indistinguishable or neutral," 1968, from uni- + sex (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper