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 There’s something about the contrast of delicate lingerie and androgynous chunky cargos that just works. Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025 How did the Dolls’ androgynous wardrobe come about? David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025 From plush Tuscan shearling and fluffy furs to structured tweeds and supple leathers, Yves Salomon paints a rich sensual experience that elevates its minimal, androgynous silhouettes. Angela Lei, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Across the front row, Emma Corrin and Emma Mackey, both wearing androgynous looks, were deep in conversation with Mark Eydelshteyn, while Joey King and Barbara Palvin got the flash-bulbs popping. Alex Wynne, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for androgynous
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Adjective
  • 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
  • The genderless juice brings to mind vast open skies.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 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 1 May. 2025.

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