Lexic
-lexic is a suffix for genders that are best described as a certain word.
Lexegender is a very similar gender, but it is exclusive to neurodivergent people, while -lexic is not.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic: {{{Phonetic}}}
- IPA:
Etymology
While the exact etymology of -lexic is unknown, it is most likely taken from the word lexicon, a word meaning "the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge."
Definitions
- "-lexic / -lexicon: related to [a] word[s] (wordgenders)" - suffixs.crd.co[1]
Many genders coined using the suffix -lexic use the definition "a gender best described by a word."
History
It is unknown when -lexic was coined or who coined it. The suffix appears to have came into usage sometime in 2021, however there appears to be no true coining post, and instead it is believed that one blog simply started using it and others also decided to.
Some incorrectly credit the coining of -lexic to an anon on the blog Neopronouns, however the source for this, while mentioning -lexic as a potential suffix, is for a unrelated concept that appears to eventually use the suffix -lexicon instead.[2]
Related Terms
Subsets
For a comprehensive list, see Category:Lexic.