genderfluid
Genderfluid (adjective) means having a gender identity that changes rather than staying fixed, so that a person may feel male, female, both or neither at different times. Example: “She is genderfluid and asks people to check her pronouns rather than assume.”
How to Use Genderfluid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose sense of their own gender changes over time.
The closed spelling is the one most used within LGBTQ+ communities and on social media; style guides and news outlets often prefer the two-word or hyphenated forms. All refer to the same identity.
Treat genderfluid and gender fluid as spelling variants, and follow the individual's own preference where you know it.
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She is _____ and asks people to check her pronouns rather than assume.
Etymology
A closed compound of gender and fluid.
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Is it genderfluid or gender fluid?
Both are correct. Genderfluid as one word is the commoner form in community use and online; gender fluid as two words, hyphenated before a noun, is what most news style guides use. There is no difference in meaning.
What is the difference between genderfluid and agender?
Genderfluid means a person's gender identity moves between different points over time. Agender means having no gender identity at all, or not identifying with any gender. Both fall under the non-binary umbrella but describe very different experiences.