neutrois

[ noo-trwah, -troiz, -troi ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who has a neutral gender identity or who lacks a specific gender identity.

noun

1. a person who is neutrois.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neutrois¹

Probably blend of French neutre “neuter, neutral” + trois “three”; coined by H.A. Burnham in 1995

Example Sentences

The Health Department defines X as “a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.”

From Seattle Times

The state of Washington defines X as “gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, amender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.”

From Seattle Times

The health department defines X as a “gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.”

From Seattle Times

The company previously allowed users to pick from one of two genders — either man or woman — but will now let them choose from almost 40 options, including Transgender Woman, Transgender Man, Transmasculine, Two-Spirit, Neutrois, Non-Binary and Other.

From New York Times

True, the new feature applies only to gender, with a mind-boggling 50-plus choices, some of which, like “neutrois” and “nonbinary,” I have never heard of.

From New York Times