different between ambisexual vs unisex

English

Etymology

ambi- +? -sexual; in modern senses relating to human sexuality, influenced by bisexual.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ambisexual (comparative more ambisexual, superlative most ambisexual)

1. (zoology) Hermaphroditic.
   • 2012, U. Müller, ?W. Franke, Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates (page 84)

     However, the question must be asked: at which stage in the life-history of an ambisexual (hermaphroditic) fish does sex differentiation take place?

2. Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
3. Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
4. (slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.

Derived terms

• ambisexuality
• ambisexually

Noun

ambisexual (plural ambisexuals)

1. An ambisexual person.

See also

• ambiguous
• bisexual
• metrosexual
• androgynous

English

Etymology

uni- +? sex

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ju?n??s?ks]

Adjective

unisex (not comparable)

1. Designed to be suitable for any sex or gender.

   a unisex name

2. Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender.

Synonyms

• epicene

Translations

References

• “unisex”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Unixes

Catalan

Adjective

unisex (indeclinable)

1. unisex

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English unisex, equivalent to uni- +? sex.

Adjective

unisex (invariable)

1. unisex

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u?nise?s/, [u?ni.se??s]

Adjective

unisex (invariable)

1. unisex