2007-03-25 23:43:38 · 8 answers · asked by stoneill 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It doesnt , it means the thing which is called unisex has no gender, ie mens clothes, womens clothes.
2007-03-25 23:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For species with only one sex, see Unisexual.
Gender-blind (or unisex) is a term describing activities undertaken and services provided without regard to the gender of those who participate.
An example would be a college offering a gender-blind dormitory. In the gender-blind dorm, roommates could be assigned without regard to any person’s sex. This allows transgender persons and persons who do not accept gender labels to live in more comfortable settings than may otherwise be possible in single-sex housing. It is also good for heterosexuals who otherwise couldn't live with their partners while at the university.
Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve both men and women are often referred to as unisex, although that usage was probably more common in the 1980s when men first started to go to hair stylists in large numbers instead of to barbers.
u·ni·sex (yÅ«'nÄ-sÄks')
adj.
Designed for or suitable to both sexes: unisex clothing; unisex hairstyles.
Not distinguished or distinguishable on the basis of sex; androgynous in appearance: cultivated a unisex look.
n.
Elimination or absence of sexual distinctions, especially in dress.
2007-03-25 23:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Confuzzled 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup. you are correct. "Uni" comes from the Latin "unus" which means one. But "one" also refers to "all" (e.g. uni-versal, which, directly translated would mean "all turned into one").
In this case, the word "unisex" only refers to objects and not living species. It just means that it's not gender specific and that it spans both male and female.
also, unisex only refers to objects. if you're pertaining to something alive, the more appropriate term would be "bisexual" (meaning a specie's preference for both sexes) although it differs in general meaning.
2007-03-26 01:00:57 · answer #3 · answered by Kwinsi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uni doesn't just mean 1 it also means all
Universe is all and everything
University is to know all and everything
Unisex is all sexes.
Uni bond stick all and everything.
2007-03-26 00:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To mean the item in question is usable as if both sexes were one
2007-03-25 23:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lost in Merryland 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One version for both sexes!
2007-03-26 06:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by Purple 8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means suitable foe either sex.
2007-03-29 01:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by MoiMoii 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.......one garment fits both sex,s.......i guess.......maybe it should be.......bi sexual ........ ok there is your answer lol
2007-03-25 23:52:10 · answer #8 · answered by foxy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋