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androgyny

[ an-droj-uh-nee ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being ambiguous, unspecified, or blended in gender; the state of being neither solely masculine nor solely feminine:

    The androgyny in his portraits subverted the expected distinctions between men and women of the Victorian era.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of androgyny1

First recorded in 1830–40; androgyne ( def ) + -y 3( def )

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