Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Designed for or suitable to both sexes.
- noun A condition or style characterized by the absence of distinctions based on gender.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Designed to be
suitable to bothsexes . - adjective Not
distinguished on thebasis ofsex .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not distinguished on the basis of sex
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Examples
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The prefix uni- often means "characterized by one thing," but in this word and in the word unisex it is more like "both."
Week in Words Erin McKean 2011
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As a so-called unisex scent, this blatant ‘shock-value’ name fails on two levels.
Archive 2009-03-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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As a so-called unisex scent, this blatant ‘shock-value’ name fails on two levels.
From The Mouths of Husbands: Mr Colombina Reviews Don’t Get Me Wrong Baby, I Don’t Swallow Marina Geigert 2009
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And its about the only one which can be classified as a unisex white flower fragrance!
White Floral Queen, Part One – Frederic Malle Carnal Flower Marina Geigert 2008
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Today he was wearing what I sort of called a unisex wig that sort of had remnants or reminders of a bit of Austin Powers, maybe when Austin Powers gets to be around 70 years old, sort of a pageboy blondish blond wig, that ` s how I would best describe it.
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The 1970s vogue for what was rather unsexily termed "unisex" styles matching big hair and top-to-toe denim was actually the realisation of the 1960s civil rights dream of equality.
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The reason that scent was such a hit wasn't the campaign or that the idea of unisex scents were so new, but that the scent was the right one at the right time: bright bergamot, sparkling hedione and a skin-musk drydown as addictive as crack.
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"It seems like we are about the last state of all 50 holding onto this so-called unisex insurance provision," said Sen. Gary Perry, R-Manhattan.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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The newspaper reports that Walters and partner Bill Geddie are "quietly developing a 'unisex' spinoff of 'The View' that will attempt to inject a male perspective into the topics of the day."
'The View' For Men? Barbara Walters Eyes Bryant Gumbel Panel Show 2010
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The loosening up of clothing for women in the 1970s, begun by "unisex" fashions and kicked into high gear by feminists and Lesbians, occurred not from women who tried to dress "like men" but by women who pointedly said "I'm dressing like a woman, this is how women dress" as they rejected the boxes.
BROAD CAST AND UPDATES, 29 OCTOBER 2007 Maggie Jochild 2007
slumry commented on the word unisex
To me, this word says "the 1970s."
July 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word unisex
Odd...I don't remember why I have this word listed. Must be something I caught from uselessness. ;-)
July 11, 2007
uselessness commented on the word unisex
You know that "random word" link at the bottom of the page?
I sneezed it there.
July 12, 2007
slumry commented on the word unisex
Or perhaps the '70s sneaked up behind you when you weren't looking.
July 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word unisex
Hmm...either I have uselessness cooties or else the 70s....Oh, wait! It's part of my "ends in X" list!
Thank heavens. Neither of those sounded very appealing. ;-)
July 12, 2007