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
Following in the steps of Little Richard’s campy androgynous Rock n Roll glam and Louis Jordan’s pinstripe suits and pocket squares, James Brown set the tone for this era.
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Essence, 5 May 2025
In the portraits, solitary young women and an androgynous boy, all unconventional beauties, emerge from spaces that feel not just empty but endless: a seductive void.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
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Essence, 5 May 2025
In the portraits, solitary young women and an androgynous boy, all unconventional beauties, emerge from spaces that feel not just empty but endless: a seductive void.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
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So there are these moments where fashion is expressed in this genderless form—-it’s all about freedom.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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Designed in Italy, with solid gold available upon request, each genderless piece can be layered, or as a statement piece.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
22 Mar. 2024
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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 1 Jul. 2025.
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