non-binary

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non-binary

/nɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ US
/nɔnˈbaɪ.nɚ.i/ US
/nɑnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ US, cot caught merger
/nɑnˈbaɪ.nɚ.i/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌnɒnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.ɪ/ UK
/ˌnɒnˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ UK

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From non- + binary.

adjective nonbinary

not comparable Not binary. Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented.
not comparable Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer. I'm expected to live in a world where […] forms have no or few options for non-binary people, where finding a GP who understands my non-binary needs and identity is a challenge.
Opposite: binary, gender-binary

noun non-binaries · nonbinary

Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text. Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please.
informal A non-binary (genderqueer) person. For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.
Similar: enby, NB, they/them

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adj of a digit, number system, etc: not binary

Español	no binario
中文	非二進制 /非二进制 fēi èrjìnzhì
Português	não binário, não binária
Français	non-binaire
Deutsch	nichtbinär, zwischengeschlechtlich
Italiano	non-binario, non-binaria

adj outside the gender binary — see also genderqueer

Español	no binario, no binarie, no binarix
한국어	논바이너리 nonbaineori
日本語	Xジェンダー ekkusu-jendā
中文	非二元 fēi'èryuán
Português	não binárie, não binário, não binária
Français	non-binaire
Deutsch	nichtbinär, nicht-binär, nonbinär, divers, diversgeschlechtlich
Italiano	non-binario, non-binarie
Ελληνικά	μη-δυαδικό mi-dyadikó
Română	nebinar, non-binar
Русский	небина́рный nebinárnyj
Tiếng Việt	phi nhị nguyên giới, phi nhị giới
العربية	لَاثُنَائِيّ lāṯunāʔiyy

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@misc{non_binary_2026,
  title = {non-binary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-binary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}