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
Shiva is sometimes conceived of in the androgynous form of Ardhanarishvara, conjoined with Parvati and depicted as half-male and half-female.
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
While Hailey Bieber has repeatedly opted for tight short-shorts with gym class energy, Zendaya has always been attracted to more androgynous pieces.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 May 2026
Part of the androgynous collection originally launched in 2015, the piece (Ref.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
Of course, the French can make anything look cool, even something as androgynous as an oversized striped shirt like this pink poplin style from Rouje.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
While Hailey Bieber has repeatedly opted for tight short-shorts with gym class energy, Zendaya has always been attracted to more androgynous pieces.
—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 May 2026
Part of the androgynous collection originally launched in 2015, the piece (Ref.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
Of course, the French can make anything look cool, even something as androgynous as an oversized striped shirt like this pink poplin style from Rouje.
—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for androgynous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
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One actor wanted a genderless role.
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The line is also designed to be genderless.
Adjective
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
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Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.
Adjective
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Ferris delivers that speech in the shower while wearing a punk’s shampoo Mohawk, then an ambisexual head turban.
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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