Definition of androgynousnext
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 The elderly man next to Rembrandt and the androgynous figure with the fur hat beneath, says the house, may be Rembrandt’s godparents, while the young woman wearing embroidered headgear holding an infant is most likely a member of Rembrandt’s family or household, possibly his orphaned god-sister. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026 Male midwives attempted to resolve this tension with their perfectly androgynous hands. Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Prince, the at times outrageous, androgynous, one-man-band performer and producer, backed up his genius rep by pulling off one of the most unlikely coups in rock history after unleashing the multi-platinum 1984 Purple Rain soundtrack and Oscar-winning film. Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026 His ability to adapt and transform himself, from the androgynous Ziggy Stardust to the soulful Thin White Duke, not only kept him relevant but also cemented his status as a trailblazer in the music industry. Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for androgynous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
  • This scent is genderless but reads masculine, so keep that in mind before shopping.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The musky base has a timeless and genderless scent that is easily layerable.
    Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 22 July 2026
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
Adjective
  • Ferris delivers that speech in the shower while wearing a punk’s shampoo Mohawk, then an ambisexual head turban.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Aug. 2021

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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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