unisex

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

of, designed, or suitable for any gender: unisex clothes.

noun

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

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Origin of unisex

First recorded in 1965–70; uni- + sex1

Words nearby unisex

uniramous, UNISA, uniseptate, uniserial, uniseriate, unisex, unisexual, unisize, unison, unisonous, unispiral
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Words related to unisex

castrated, neuter, epicene, agamous

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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
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