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an·drog·y·nous
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ænˈdrɒdʒ
ə
nəs
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adjective
1.
being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
2.
having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
3.
having an ambiguous sexual
identity
.
4.
neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance:
the androgynous look of many rock stars.
5.
Botany
.
having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.
Origin:
1620–30;
androgyne
+
-ous
Related forms
an·drog·y·ny,
noun
Can be confused:
androgenous
,
androgynous
.
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Example Sentences
So he put the actress into a tailored suit for an
androgynous
look.
Jordan is (now it seems) to be an
androgynous
name.
Young,
androgynous
soldiers pilot gigantic robots into combat to decide the fate of humanity.
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Adjective
So he put the actress into a tailored suit for an
androgynous
look.
Jordan is (now it seems) to be an
androgynous
name.
Young,
androgynous
soldiers pilot gigantic robots into combat to decide the fate of humanity.
They going for that
androgynous
look.
The smiley globe thing and harmless sounding
androgynous
voice were masterful puppetry.
Wearing identical trouser suits and tuxedos brought the different genders into the same frame in the
androgynous
era.
I'm amazed only one person has put in a vote for this brand --
androgynous
, comfortable, beautiful lines.
He cultivated an
androgynous
image with a shag haircut and a dandified wardrobe that harked back to 70's rock stars.
But this season, the look was less ambiguous and
androgynous
.
The look now is more
androgynous
, flatter.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
androgynous
(ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs)
—
adj
1.
botany
having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
2.
having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite
an'drogyny
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
androgynous
1620s, from L. androgynus, from Gk. androgynos "hermaphrodite, male and female in one," from andros gen. of aner "male" (see
anthropo-
) + gyne "woman" (see
queen
). Androgyne is attested from 1550s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
androgynous
(ān-drŏj'ə-nəs)
Pronunciation Key
Having both female and male characteristics.
androgyny
noun
(ān-drŏj'ə-nē)
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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