The difference between Gender-free and Gendered

When used as adjectives, gender-free means (identifying themselves as) having no gender, as being neither male nor female nor any third gender, whereas gendered means having grammatical gender.

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  1. Gender-free as an adjective (of people, not gradable):

    Free of gender; not having or not attaching relevance to gender. (Identifying themselves as) having no gender, as being neither male nor female nor any third gender. Socially acceptable for and available to any gender. Which does not define people in the basis of gender; in which gender is not present, or is insignificant or irrelevant to people's lives and choices. Appropriately used of, or perceived as being appropriately used of, any gender.

  1. Gendered as a verb:

  2. Gendered as a verb (archaic):

  1. Gendered as an adjective (linguistics, of a language):

    Having grammatical gender.

    Examples:

    "Grammatically, Hebrew is a gendered language because every noun is either masculine or feminine."

  2. Gendered as an adjective:

    Pertaining to gender or having attributes due to gender.

    Examples:

    "His clothes were highly gendered."

  3. Gendered as an adjective:

    Divided by gender.

    Examples:

    "In the past, parenting was a more gendered activity with more distinct male and female roles."

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