as in genderless
suitable to or for either sex the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal

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Recent Examples of androgynous Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the best pixie cut can be adapted and styled to suit any individual mood. Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025 The collection of paintings have a sense of magical realism and depict androgynous figures such as Élan, Espoir, Charmeur, Chagrin, Résonance, Allusion, Protection, Possession, and Shadow. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Ferran, who was cast in boys’ parts all through school and typically favors an androgynous look, felt far away from all that. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Vincent was proud of his androgynous looks: his long, shining black hair and his slender, cranelike physique. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for androgynous
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Adjective
  • Machine Gun Kelly launched his genderless collection UN/DN Laqr in 2021 and Harry Styles launched his brand Pleasing back in 2022.
    Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 17 May 2025
  • Ever since best human actor became one big genderless category — 20 lead actors and 20 supporting actors — handicapping the contest has gotten damn near impossible.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This provides both benefits and pitfalls for the less-mobile unisexual females.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017

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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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