androgyny

[ an-droj-uh-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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

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.

I felt it would be a useful challenge to let go of those things and embrace something else—to embrace my androgyny.

The feature, titled “Gender Agenda,” explores how androgyny is changing the fashion industry and motivates trends.

These customers are not aiming for androgyny, just an alternative definition of femininity.

The relations between the assumed psychical and the demonstrable anatomical androgyny should never be conceived as being so close.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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