Definition of androgynous
1
: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
androgynous heroines
2a
: 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
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The first known use of androgynous was in 1651
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