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Definition gender in American English

gender noun

noun
/ˈdʒendər/
Example

Overall men and women support gender equality in the workplace.

Example

Poverty and female gender have been statistically associated with depression and anxiety.

Example

The study examines gender roles in Latin America.

Synonyms and related words
agender androgynous gender
1.1

a range of identities that do not correspond to traditional divisions into male and female

Example

The job is open to all applicants regardless of age, race, or gender.

Example

Many states still permit discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

Example

We cater for all abilities, ages and genders.

Synonyms and related words
agender androgynous gender
2

all male people, or all female people

Example

the entire male gender

Synonyms and related words
agender androgynous gender
3

the gender of a word is whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. In English, only pronouns like "he" and "she" and possessive determiners like "his" and "her" have gender, but in other languages such as French all nouns, pronouns, etc. have gender.

Synonyms and related words
accusative adjunct allomorph
Definition gender in American English

Related Words

Words related to gender:

demigender (adjective) gender (noun) gender bender (noun) gender bias (noun) gender disappointment (noun) gender dysphoria (noun) gender identity disorder (noun) gender incongruence (noun) gender incongruent (adjective) gender marker (noun) gender neutrality (noun) gender non-conforming (adjective) gender non-conformity (noun) gender pay gap (noun) gender reassignment (noun) gender reveal (noun) gender violence (noun) gender-fluid (adjective) gender-neutral (adjective) gender-specific (adjective) the gender gap (noun) third gender (noun)