transsexual
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transsexual
- /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/ UK
- /tɹɑːnz-/ UK
- /tɹæns-/ UK
- /ˌtɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/ US
- /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkʃuəl
Where it comes from
From trans- + sexual. Introduced to English along with transsexualism by David Oliver Cauldwell in 1949, based on the German word Transsexualismus coined by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1923. Popularized in the mid 1960s, around the same time that transgender was coined; transgender had become an umbrella term and largely but not entirely displaced transsexual by the 1990s.
adjective more transsexual · most transsexual · transexual
- Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).
- Of or relating to such a change. "'I'm in the process of going through surgery, a transsexual operation.'" She [Sharon Davis] continued, "He [my partner] said that made no difference to him. And when he said that, just like that, I just stopped crying. I was so happy." They've been together ever since.
Similar: transsex, transsexed
noun transsexuals · transexual
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A transsexual person.
Lesbians for Justice therefore appeals to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to nullify its "womyn-born-womyn only" policy, and to allow the attendance of post-operative male-to-female transsexuals at all future festivals.
Similar: TS, trans person
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homosexual, transgender, transgendered, tranny, denaturation, degenerative, transexual, transsexed, transexed, trans, transsex, transex, transgenderal, male-to-female, female-to-male, transfeminated
adjective
Similar: transsex, transsexed
Translations
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adj being a transsexual
| Español | transexual |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 性同一性障害の seidōitsuseishōgai no, 性別移行の seibetsuikō no, 性転換の seitenkan no |
| Português | transexual |
| Français | transsexuel, transsexuelle |
| Deutsch | transsexuell |
| Italiano | transessuale |
| Ελληνικά | διαφυλικός diafylikós, τρανσέξουαλ transéxoual |
| Русский | транссексуа́льный transsɛksuálʹnyj |
noun person whose gender identity did not match their birth sex, and who therefore is changing or has changed sex
| Español | transexual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성전환자 seongjeonhwanja |
| 日本語 | 性転換者 seitenkansha, 性同一性障害者 seidōitsuseishōgaisha, 性別移行者 seibetsuikōsha |
| 中文 | 變性者 /变性者 biànxìngzhě |
| Português | transexual |
| Français | transsexuel, transsexuelle |
| Deutsch | Transsexueller, Transsexuelle |
| Italiano | transessuale |
| Ελληνικά | διαφυλικός diafylikós, τρανσέξουαλ transéxoual |
| Русский | транссексуа́л transsɛksuál |
| العربية | مُتَحَوِّل جِنْسِيّ mutaḥawwil jinsiyy, مُتَحَوِّلَة جِنْسِيَّة |
Talk about this word "transsexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transsexual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transsexual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transsexual "transsexual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transsexual.Cite this
@misc{transsexual_2026,
title = {transsexual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transsexual},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
