androgynous

an·drog·y·nous

adj \an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs\

Definition of ANDROGYNOUS

1

: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female

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>

— an·drog·y·nous·ly adverb

— an·drog·y·ny \-nē\ noun

Examples of ANDROGYNOUS

1. <the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip>
2. <an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal>

Origin of ANDROGYNOUS

Latin androgynus hermaphrodite, from Greek androgynos, from andr- + gynē woman — more at queen

First Known Use: 1651

Related to ANDROGYNOUS

Synonyms: genderless, unisex, unisexual

Antonyms: gendered

Related Words: ambisexual, intersexual; asexual, epicene, neuter, sexless, unsexed; AC/DC, bisexual; homosexual, lesbian; gender-bending, transgender (or transgendered), transsexual (also transexual), transvestite

Near Antonyms: feminine, masculine

[+]more[-]hide

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with ANDROGYNOUS

autogenous, endogenous, erogenous, exogenous, homogenous, hydrogenous, monogynous, nitrogenous