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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Birkenstock sandals with wide straps are considered more androgynous in style.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images The overall look was playfully androgynous for Hadid, whose day-to-day style of recent revolves around knits from her own brand, Guest in Residence, and denim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Cleo Allfrey is a WPA photographer and somewhat androgynous Black woman assigned to document the West.
—Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Her signature style is unusually androgynous for India: a man’s Nehru-style jacket and tunic, with a multicolored turban wrapped around her head.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images The overall look was playfully androgynous for Hadid, whose day-to-day style of recent revolves around knits from her own brand, Guest in Residence, and denim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Cleo Allfrey is a WPA photographer and somewhat androgynous Black woman assigned to document the West.
—Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Her signature style is unusually androgynous for India: a man’s Nehru-style jacket and tunic, with a multicolored turban wrapped around her head.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgynous. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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