Terminology
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Terminology is:
"special words or expressions used in relation to a particular subject or activity" (Cambridge Dictionary)[1]
Terminology on this wiki specifically relates to LGBTQIA+ and queer subjects. This article aims to expand on common terminology, differences, similarities, etc. A full list can be found in its respective category.
Common Gender Types
| Individual
(noun) |
Multiple
Individuals (noun plural) |
State
(noun) |
Giaspec
(adjective) |
Quality
(adjective) |
Gender in Nature
(adjective) |
Gender
(adjective) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man / Boy (young man) | Men | Manhood / Masculinity | Miaspec | Masculine | Mingender | Man (noun) |
| Woman / Girl (young woman) | Women | Womanhood / Femininity | Fiaspec | Feminine | Fingender | Woman (noun) |
| Enby[2] | Enby/Enbies | Enbyhood | Nonbiaspec
/ Enbyspec |
Non-Binary | Nonbingender | Non-Binary |
| Abinarinity / Abininity | Abiaspec | Abinarine / Abinine | Abingender | Abinary | ||
| Agenrinity / Ageninity | Agiaspec | Agenrine / Agenine | Agingender | Agender / Genderless | ||
| Neutrality | Niaspec | Neutral | Ningender | Gender Neutral | ||
| Linginity | Liaspec | Androgynous / Lingine | Lingender | Androgyne | ||
| Aporan/Aporal | Aporinity | Aiaspec | Aporine | Aingender | Aporagender | |
| Omninity | Oiaspec | Omnine | Omingender | Omnigender | ||
| Outherinity | Ouiaspec | Outherine | Ouingender | Outheric/Outher-aligned | ||
| Xenan / Xip (young xenan)[3] | Xenen[3] | Xiaty | Xiaspec | Xenine | Xingender | Xenogender / Xenic |
Examples:
- A man's gender is under the man spectrum (miaspec) and relates to their manhood. This man gender is associated with a masculine gender quality, and is masculine in nature (mingender).
- A xenic individual's gender is under the xenogender spectrum (xiaspec) and relates to their xiaty. This xenogender is associated with a xenine gender quality, and is xenine in nature (xingender).
Resources
- ↑ "terminology". Cambridge Dictionary, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/terminology. Accessed on 11 Mar, 2023.
- ↑ "enby". Dictionary.com, 16 Jan, 2019, https://www.dictionary.com/e/gender-sexuality/enby/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 pinkfruitgender. "term coining: xip/xenan/xenen". Tumblr, Coining assistance by Ezgender, 16 Sep, 2021, https://www.tumblr.com/pinkfruitgender/662425603746791424/term-coining-xipxenanxenen.
