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
An androgynous white button-down left half untucked has become something of a Parisian uniform—put together yet still not trying too hard.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Besides, the male models walking down the runway with their long hair and lean bodies and androgynous features only added to the idea that these are just clothes; anyone can put them on.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, traditional methods and a contemporary vision collide in Johnston of Elgin’s androgynous collaboration with Le Kilt.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Besides, the male models walking down the runway with their long hair and lean bodies and androgynous features only added to the idea that these are just clothes; anyone can put them on.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, traditional methods and a contemporary vision collide in Johnston of Elgin’s androgynous collaboration with Le Kilt.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
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There are seven womenswear designers and six genderless labels.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kristen Johnston played Sally Solomon, the mission’s tough enforcer who struggled hilariously with human emotions and stereotypical female archetypes, given that their alien species was genderless before coming to Earth.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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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Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian,
13 Jan. 2017
Adjective
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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 22 Feb. 2026.
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