gender-fluid

adjective

gen·​der-flu·​id ˈjen-dər-ˈflü-əd How to pronounce gender-fluid (audio)
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

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This collaboration not only celebrates hip-hop’s flashy roots but also introduces a modern, gender-fluid appeal. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 The series is a gender-fluid travelog that visits American communities and stages drag shows. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024 The designer wasted no time in reinventing Gucci’s image, crafting eclectic, gender-fluid looks that would soon become his trademark. Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024 The brand then spent two years adjusting its original sizing, changing silhouettes and fits, and making the styling and merchandising more gender-fluid, to align with the feedback. Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gender-fluid 

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gender-fluid was in 1993

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“Gender-fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-fluid. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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