androcentric

adjective

an·​dro·​cen·​tric ˌan-drə-ˈsen-trik 

: dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or a masculine point of view compare gynocentric

androcentrism

ˌan-drə-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm 

noun

Examples of androcentric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First, contrary to what some people have imagined, the Eve theory has nothing to do with feminism, or with a reversal of androcentric biases that have permeated the history of anthropology. — Stephen Jay Gould, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

And over the years, linguists and other social scientists have come up with a few ideas to combat it—to neutralize androcentric terminology and concepts. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

andro- + -centric

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for androcentric

• afrocentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• metacentric
• multicentric
• polycentric
• anthropocentric
• heliocentric
• centric
• concentric