unisex

[yoo-nuh-seks]

adjective

1. of, designed, or suitable for any gender.

   unisex clothes.

noun

1. the state or quality of being unisex.

2. unisex styles or fashions.

   a store specializing in unisex.

unisex

/ ˈjuːnɪˌsɛks /

adjective

1. of or relating to clothing, a hairstyle, etc, that can be worn by either sex

Word History and Origins

Origin of unisex¹

First recorded in 1965–70; uni- + sex ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of unisex¹

C20: from _uni- + _sex

Example Sentences

That unisex bathroom was used by parents, students and employees.

From Los Angeles Times

The bathrooms, which are used by parents, students and employees, are unisex.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the bathrooms are divided by gender — and marked with Basquiat-style dinosaur imagery — on the nights when Simon Says takes over the Spotlight, those designations are ignored, and the toilets become unisex.

From Los Angeles Times

Phillipson, who is also education secretary, said many places had unisex toilets or individual cubicles.

From BBC

It says instead that trans people should use their "powers of advocacy" to campaign for third spaces, such as unisex toilets.

From BBC