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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Filling the stage with androgynous women dressed in black and making sometimes terrifying use of pure white light and heavy industrial techno, the latest interpretative dance extravaganza appeared to be a Lynchian comment on the parlous state of today’s world.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 July 2025
The latter show also featured Sweeney attempting to make amends for the androgynous caricature.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 10 June 2025
In the 1960s, Twiggy’s thin, androgynous frame became the face of fashion right as the women’s liberation movement was gaining traction, challenging traditional roles and demanding equality.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Souls were essentially androgynous, albeit with numerous gradations.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 July 2025
The latter show also featured Sweeney attempting to make amends for the androgynous caricature.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 10 June 2025
In the 1960s, Twiggy’s thin, androgynous frame became the face of fashion right as the women’s liberation movement was gaining traction, challenging traditional roles and demanding equality.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Souls were essentially androgynous, albeit with numerous gradations.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 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 9 Jul. 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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