transsex
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transsex
Rhymes with -ɛks
Where it comes from
From trans- + sex.
verb transsexes · transsexing · transsexed
- To transition (to undergo a transition) from being one sex/gender to being another (especially by sex reassignment surgery). (Compare transgender.) For quotations using this term, see Citations:transsex.
- To transgender; to (cause something to) change from being sexed/gendered in one way to being sexed/gendered in another way. There is a common misconception that gay men, for instance, are naturally effeminate and may someday wish to transsex their bodies.
adjective
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Transsexual.
New York, Ohio, and Texas ruled that transsex persons could marry only in the gender role that they had been assigned at birth.
Similar: transsexual
noun
- Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.) Before we can answer this question, we need to consider two other phenomena – transsex and transgender – which also expose the muddle within conventional categories of sex.
Translations
Talk about this word "transsex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transsex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transsex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transsex "transsex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transsex.Cite this
@misc{transsex_2026,
title = {transsex},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transsex},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
