Neutrois
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnjutɹɑː/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Neutrois is an adjective meaning (LGBTQ, rare) Chiefly of a person: having a neutral gender (being neither male nor female), and having or seeking to have no or reduced physical sexual characteristics; contrasts with agender.
Meaning
(LGBTQ, rare) Chiefly of a person: having a neutral gender (being neither male nor female), and having or seeking to have no or reduced physical sexual characteristics; contrasts with agender.
Example Sentences
"To question my behavior is to deny your own." –Holly A. Burnham […] Gender Punk. Gender Anarchy. Gender Terrorism. Neutrois Revolution! [email signature]
A social-media site famously proposes seventy-one gender options—neutrois, two spirit, bigender … any colour you like, Mr Ford. Biology is not destiny after all, and there's cause for celebration.
It [the word transgender(ed)] can also refer to those who present as androgynous or do not define themselves by gender at all. In some cases, these people self-identify as genderqueer, genderless, or neutrois.
Being neutrois is living completely outside the gender binary. For me, neutrois is a gender identity exactly in the middle of the spectrum, but without any female- or maleness within it. […] Because of my neutrois identity, I am honored by they/them/their pronouns, and prefer to be referred to with gender-neutral words such as "person" and "sibling".
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neutral, neut, nonsexual, neuterlike, neutrologistic, neuter.
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