gender-fluid

adjective

gen·​der-flu·​id ˈjen-dər-ˈflü-əd 

variants or gender fluid or less commonly genderfluid

: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed

Gender-fluid individuals prefer to remain flexible about their gender(s). Some dress in ways that reflect both genders at the same time, while others may express one gender one day and another gender another day.

—Kristin Cronn-Mills

The scene also reveals Stella as gender fluid—someone who identifies as both boy and girl, sometimes skewing more heavily toward one gender than the other.

—Mackenzie Dawson

Some genderfluid folks and drag artists use … "he," "she," or "they" based on how they're presenting.

—Delilah Friedler

gender fluidity noun

Gender fluidity is the ability to freely and knowingly become one or many of a limitless number of genders, for any length of time, at any rate of change. Gender fluidity recognizes no borders or rules of gender.

—Kate Bornstein

Examples of gender-fluid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As engagement ring shoppers continue to prioritize self-expression over tradition, designers expect customization, alternative stones and gender-fluid aesthetics to gain even more traction. — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

The story of how this whimsical, gender-fluid brand got into the fusty, dusty, and chronically behind-the-times bridal industry isn't a particularly dramatic one. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026

The parade of gender-fluid Frank-N-Furter clones on Main Street suggested that the suburbs could easily accommodate the revolutionary ideas of the counterculture unfolding in bigger cities. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Could God be a gender-fluid barista? — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gender-fluid

• druid
• fluid
• superfluid