androgynous

adjective an·drog·y·nous \ an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs \

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

Examples: androgynous in a Sentence

Definition of androgynous

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

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androgynously

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androgyny

play \an-ˈdrä-jə-nē\ noun

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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

Recent Examples of androgynous from the Web

Historically, envelope-pushing menswear designers who have struggled to find an audience for their more androgynous, adventurous designs have turned inward, reinventing everything from the fanny pack to pockets to work boots.

— liz raiss, GQ, "This Summer's Best Sandals Got the Big Ugly Sneaker Treatment," 4 July 2018
Jay Gordon was rarely seen without androgynous, glam-rock makeup, like Dead or Alive’s Pete Burns.

— richard s. he, Billboard, "August 18, 1998: Korn, Kid Rock, Orgy & The Biggest Day in Nu-Metal History," 30 May 2018
The impactful words popped up on the screen like a PowerPoint, which P!NK prepared for her daughter later about androgynous rock stars.

— heran mamo, Billboard, "P!nk Sings 'Just a Girl' With Gwen Stefani & 6 More Highlights From LA Concert," 1 June 2018
Because Eight + Sand’s pieces are somewhat androgynous, Kim advised Mirabedi to make a dress.

— mandy behbehani, San Francisco Chronicle, "Indie fashion lines band together with SF Bay Makers," 14 June 2018
Mary Quant and the fashion world had claimed the Mods and their dandyish, androgynous look, their Vespas and Lambrettas, as an ascendant trend—one that threatened to overtake the Rockers as the image of cool.

— rachel kushner, The New Yorker, "Finding Yourself in Film," 4 June 2017
And while her hair, as well as her lithe yet muscular figure, often skewed androgynous, her makeup played up her almond gaze, pyramid-sharp cheekbones, and pillowy mouth to super-goddess effect.

— lauren valenti, Vogue, "Happy Birthday, Grace Jones! 18 Times the Fearless Pop Icon Broke the Beauty Mold," 19 May 2018
Entireworld markets an androgynous-leaning set of bright pastel t-shirts, striped socks, and $95 monochromatic button-downs on a website that resembles an early Apple ad, down to the stiff serif logo.

— kyle chayka, The New Republic, "How Tech Is Remaking Fashion in Its Image," 9 May 2018
Their concerns also extended to cisgender people who might look or act differently from the majority, such as people of different races, people the algorithms perceive as androgynous, and people with unique facial structures.

— foad hamidi, Scientific American, "Can Gender Be Computed?," 15 May 2018

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