androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs 
1
: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
androgynous heroines
2
a
: neither specifically feminine nor masculine
the androgynous pronoun them
b
: suitable to or for either sex
androgynous clothing
3
: having traditional male and female roles obscured or reversed
an androgynous marriage
androgynously
adverb
Examples of androgynous in a Sentence
the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip
an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal
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Following in the steps of Little Richard’s campy androgynous Rock n Roll glam and Louis Jordan’s pinstripe suits and pocket squares, James Brown set the tone for this era.
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Essence, 5 May 2025
In the portraits, solitary young women and an androgynous boy, all unconventional beauties, emerge from spaces that feel not just empty but endless: a seductive void.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
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Essence, 5 May 2025
In the portraits, solitary young women and an androgynous boy, all unconventional beauties, emerge from spaces that feel not just empty but endless: a seductive void.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for androgynous
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgynous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs
: having both male and female characteristics
androgynously
adverb
Medical Definition
androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdräj-ə-nəs
: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
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