androgyny
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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How to use androgyny in a sentence
Starting with the idea of androgyny, you argue that there is a woman in every man, and vice versa.
There are many others getting their footing, like androgyny and Original Tomboy, all manly duds for anyone.
Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style | Nina Strochlic | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI felt it would be a useful challenge to let go of those things and embrace something else—to embrace my androgyny.
Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie on Brienne of Tarth’s Epic S4 Finale Showdown with The Hound | Marlow Stern | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe feature, titled “Gender Agenda,” explores how androgyny is changing the fashion industry and motivates trends.
Lauren Hutton Uses Shoes As Weapons; Tatler's Controversial Breast List | The Fashion Beast Team | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese customers are not aiming for androgyny, just an alternative definition of femininity.
Paris Fashion Week: Redefining Femininity at Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens | Robin Givhan | September 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The relations between the assumed psychical and the demonstrable anatomical androgyny should never be conceived as being so close.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex | Sigmund Freud
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