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

Its use emerged as early as the fourteenth century, and survived criticism from stringent mid-eighteenth-century grammarians to become more commonly used in modern Standard English as a gender-fluid pronoun. —Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025

This resurgence has sparked a cultural moment within fashion, establishing pearls as a gender-fluid accessory embraced by both men and women. —Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

Zero is gender-fluid, which inevitably leads to old man Mitts being cranky and confused on the subject. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025

Yes, despite her gender-fluid appearance and undiscriminating appeal, Labubu is a girl. —Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 31 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gender-fluid

• druid
• fluid