agender

adjective

agen·​der (ˌ)ā-ˈjen-dər 

: of, relating to, or being a person who has an internal sense of being neither male nor female nor some combination of male and female : of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is genderless or neutral

Those who update their gender option can select up to ten different identifications from the 56 put forward by Facebook. Among them are agender—having no gender identity or no gender to express …

—Christian Gysin

For Kelsey, identifying as agender wasn't an immediate realization but a gradual awakening, a recognition that what applied to other girls didn't seem to apply to Kelsey … . It wasn't about being a tomboy. It wasn't a personality trait. It wasn't even about the clothes, although those were an immediate shorthand for Kelsey's discomfort. It was something different and deeper.

—Monica Hesse

Examples of agender in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By 2030, Indeed is committed to increasing the representation of female, transgender, nonbinary, agender, gender nonconforming and genderqueer employees to represent 50 percent of the company's total global workforce. —David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024

Michael Simon, Boynton Beach A multitude of genders Besides male and female, there are as many as 72 genders in all, which include agender, a person who does not identify themselves with or experience any gender. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2024

Stoller identifies as agender, denoting a person who does not identify with any gender. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023

The white stripe, like the transgender pride flag, stands for agender or gender-neutral identities. —Claire Gillespie, Health, 13 Dec. 2023

Though open with family, Stoller was not largely out as agender at school. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023

Isabella explains that nonbinary people do not strictly fit into one category, and as mentioned earlier, can identify as agender, bigender, genderqueer, genderfluid, and more. —Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 Apr. 2023

This term is not synonymous with agender or gender nonconforming. —Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023

Represents agender identities Green: Represents non-binary people 16 Genderfluid Flag People who are genderfluid don’t identify with one gender, but rather their gender identity shifts between male, female, or somewhere else on the spectrum. —Kori Williams, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + gender entry 1, probably after transgender

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agender

• bartender
• contender
• defender
• engender
• extender
• offender
• pretender
• provender
• surrender
• suspender
• transgender
• bender