non-binary
adjective
(alsononbinary)uk/ˌnɒnˈbaɪ.nər.i/us/ˌnɑːnˈbaɪ.nɚ.i/notsimplyone thing or another:
We really need a differentworkingsystem, a non-binary one that doesn’t make youchoosebetween acareerand takingtimeout to havekids.
Opposite
binary
having agenderidentitythat is notsimplymaleorfemale:
Lin is nonbinary and uses "they/them"pronouns.
Thatstatewas the first tooffera nonbinarygenderoptionfor allofficialidentitfication.
Non-binaryidentitieshave beenrecognizedformillenniabyculturesandsocietiesaround theworld.
Synonyms
NBwritten abbreviation
enbyinformal
See also
gender-fluid
genderqueer
transgenderadjective
Compare
cisgender
- Young andoldare non-binaryantonyms.
- Theactualmultiplicityandvarietyofhumanson theplanetisabsolutelynon-binary.
- People who are nonbinary may usegender-neutralpronouns.
Range and limits
- all the way toidiom
- ambit
- anywhere
- band
- bound
- condition
- gamut
- glass ceiling
- limit
- limited
- meta
- realm
- restricted
- scope
- specialized
- spectrum
- spread
- stretch
- string
- strings attachedidiom