Definition of genderlessnext
as in androgynous
suitable to or for either sex a trendy boutique selling genderless accessories—bandannas, caps, bracelets, etc.

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Recent Examples of genderless In October of that same year, a young woman from Rhode Island named Jemima Wilkinson claimed to have died and been reborn as a genderless messenger sent by God to save lost souls. Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026 The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Today’s feminism seems to want this model to be genderless. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 Another win for these pj’s is their genderless design—the fit and colorways are meant to appeal to everyone. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for genderless
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Adjective
  • Exteriority is brought to the fore, and Liden’s appearance—that quiet guise of androgynous anonymity—grants her a particular freedom of movement that extends to the beholder.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The androgynous bag comes in three neutral shades, all featuring the brand’s signature canvas logo print.
    Tessa Petak, InStyle, 31 May 2026
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  • These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017

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“Genderless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genderless. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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