unisexadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈjuːnɪsɛks/, U.S.

/ˈjunəˌsɛks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: uni- comb. form, sex n.¹

Etymology: < uni- comb. form + sex n.¹ Compare French unisexe , adjective (1763 or earlier), scientific Latin unisexus (1783). Compare earlier unisexual adj.

A. adj.

†1. Biology. Having either male or female reproductive organs, but not both, in each individual; = unisexual adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > having both stamens and pistils or hermaphrodite

perfect1706

hermaphrodite1769

unisexual1795

united1807

unisex1810

homogamous1842

teleianthous1860

1810 Literary Panorama Mar. 1215 There is every reason to expect that the uni-sex-nutmeg-tree will become proportionable in produce to the hermaphrodite clove-tree.

1890 J. R. Philpots Oysters I. xxvi. 613 The ostrea edulis is hermaphrodite; the ostrea angulata is unisex, or of two genders.

2. Of or relating to one sex only; = unisexual adj. 3, 2.

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the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > restricted to or having characteristics of one sex only

sexual1815

unisexual1873

monosexual1904

sex-limited1910

unisex1917

sex-linked1932

1917 V. Thompson Woman ii. 37 And did their unisex army, dehumanized and monstrously swift, ride through the blood and fire of an antique world?

1976 Jrnl. Herpetol. 10 289 All-male cages might prove to have more aggression..but this would be difficult to prove without large numbers of unisex cages.

2006 P. Krishen Trees of Delhi 110 Willows are propagated from ‘cuttings’, and a unisex population easily becomes self-perpetuating.

3. Designed to be suitable for either sex; not peculiar to one sex.

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the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender

mixed1644

bisexous1646

cock and hen1785

ambosexual1788

transsexual1907

heterosexual1912

unisexual1932

bi-gendered1961

gender-neutral1963

unisex1966

pangender1978

1966 Pocono (Stroudsburg, Pa.) Rec. 8 Mar. 7/1 American social commentators have remarked a trend among British and American youth which they describe as the uni-sex look in fashions.

1968 Life 21 June 87 With-it young couples..are finding that looking alike is good fashion as well as good fun. The unisex trend was launched by..the teen-agers.

1970 P. Carlon Death by Demonstration vi. 71 A lot of the men..were friendly with her on a strictly unisex level. I mean there was nothing in the slightest degree like romantic attraction.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Mar. 320/1 A group of student actors, all with cropped hair, sallow cheeks and dressed in unisex denims.

1996 L. O'Keefe Shoes iv. 185 Gradually outgrowing their unisex image, pumps began to acquire heels.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 7 July 16 The unisex toilet is on the first floor.

B. n.

†1. Biology. The state of having unisexual individuals (unisexual adj. 1); the separation of the sexes between individuals of a species. Cf. sense A. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > condition of having either stamens or pistils

unisexuality1830

unisex1877

1877 Westm. Rev. 52 477 If unisex is the separation of the two sexes between two distinct individuals, how can we look upon the lowest Thallophytes as the primary form.

†2. Biology. The state of being hermaphrodite; having the reproductive organs of both sexes in a single individual. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > hermaphrodite animal

hermaphrodite1728

unisex1882

1882 M. L. Holbrook Marriage & Parentage ii. 13 A gain in the locomotive power, and reduction of bulk, are in themselves sufficient to account for the change from unisex to dual sex.

3. Also with capital initial. The state or condition of being sexually neutral or indeterminate; the quality of being equally suitable for both sexes.

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the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > androgyny

androgyny1947

unisex1966

unisexuality1968

1966 N.Y. Times 14 Jan. 36/6 The Disappearing Sexes, by Robert P. Odenwald... American sexual behaviour and the emergence of ‘uni-sex’.

1969 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 11 May 24/8 It's unisex where men and women have abandoned the old ‘vive la difference’ school of thought in dressing.

1972 Nature 28 Jan. 234/2 The adolescent trend towards unisex was strongly under way.

1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence x. 167 Women got theirs done in hairdressers with names like Vicky's and Hair Do. There was no crossover, no unisex.

2003 Mojo Nov. 85/1 The Hippies invented ‘Unisex’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unisex
释义	unisexadj.n. Brit. /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌsɛks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: uni- comb. form, sex n.¹ Etymology: < uni- comb. form + sex n.¹ Compare French unisexe , adjective (1763 or earlier), scientific Latin unisexus (1783). Compare earlier unisexual adj. A. adj. †1. Biology. Having either male or female reproductive organs, but not both, in each individual; = unisexual adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > having both stamens and pistils or hermaphrodite perfect1706 hermaphrodite1769 unisexual1795 united1807 unisex1810 homogamous1842 teleianthous1860 1810 Literary Panorama Mar. 1215 There is every reason to expect that the uni-sex-nutmeg-tree will become proportionable in produce to the hermaphrodite clove-tree. 1890 J. R. Philpots Oysters I. xxvi. 613 The ostrea edulis is hermaphrodite; the ostrea angulata is unisex, or of two genders. 2. Of or relating to one sex only; = unisexual adj. 3, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > restricted to or having characteristics of one sex only sexual1815 unisexual1873 monosexual1904 sex-limited1910 unisex1917 sex-linked1932 1917 V. Thompson Woman ii. 37 And did their unisex army, dehumanized and monstrously swift, ride through the blood and fire of an antique world? 1976 Jrnl. Herpetol. 10 289 All-male cages might prove to have more aggression..but this would be difficult to prove without large numbers of unisex cages. 2006 P. Krishen Trees of Delhi 110 Willows are propagated from ‘cuttings’, and a unisex population easily becomes self-perpetuating. 3. Designed to be suitable for either sex; not peculiar to one sex. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender mixed1644 bisexous1646 cock and hen1785 ambosexual1788 transsexual1907 heterosexual1912 unisexual1932 bi-gendered1961 gender-neutral1963 unisex1966 pangender1978 1966 Pocono (Stroudsburg, Pa.) Rec. 8 Mar. 7/1 American social commentators have remarked a trend among British and American youth which they describe as the uni-sex look in fashions. 1968 Life 21 June 87 With-it young couples..are finding that looking alike is good fashion as well as good fun. The unisex trend was launched by..the teen-agers. 1970 P. Carlon Death by Demonstration vi. 71 A lot of the men..were friendly with her on a strictly unisex level. I mean there was nothing in the slightest degree like romantic attraction. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Mar. 320/1 A group of student actors, all with cropped hair, sallow cheeks and dressed in unisex denims. 1996 L. O'Keefe Shoes iv. 185 Gradually outgrowing their unisex image, pumps began to acquire heels. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 7 July 16 The unisex toilet is on the first floor. B. n. †1. Biology. The state of having unisexual individuals (unisexual adj. 1); the separation of the sexes between individuals of a species. Cf. sense A. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > condition of having either stamens or pistils unisexuality1830 unisex1877 1877 Westm. Rev. 52 477 If unisex is the separation of the two sexes between two distinct individuals, how can we look upon the lowest Thallophytes as the primary form. †2. Biology. The state of being hermaphrodite; having the reproductive organs of both sexes in a single individual. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > hermaphrodite animal hermaphrodite1728 unisex1882 1882 M. L. Holbrook Marriage & Parentage ii. 13 A gain in the locomotive power, and reduction of bulk, are in themselves sufficient to account for the change from unisex to dual sex. 3. Also with capital initial. The state or condition of being sexually neutral or indeterminate; the quality of being equally suitable for both sexes. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > androgyny androgyny1947 unisex1966 unisexuality1968 1966 N.Y. Times 14 Jan. 36/6 The Disappearing Sexes, by Robert P. Odenwald... American sexual behaviour and the emergence of ‘uni-sex’. 1969 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 11 May 24/8 It's unisex where men and women have abandoned the old ‘vive la difference’ school of thought in dressing. 1972 Nature 28 Jan. 234/2 The adolescent trend towards unisex was strongly under way. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence x. 167 Women got theirs done in hairdressers with names like Vicky's and Hair Do. There was no crossover, no unisex. 2003 Mojo Nov. 85/1 The Hippies invented ‘Unisex’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1810
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