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androgynous
[an-droj-uh-nuhs]
adjective
neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance.
Their new clothing collection is inspired by the androgynous look of many rock stars.
having an ambiguous gender or having both masculine and feminine gender characteristics.
possessing both male and female physical sex traits.
Botany., having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.
androgynous
/ ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs /
adjective
botany having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite
androgynous
Having both female and male characteristics.
Other Word Forms
- androgyny noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of androgynous1
Example Sentences
It starts with the basics, including a name as clean and uncluttered as his profile, and Dean’s timeless, almost androgynous good looks.
Most recently, the fashion icon released a line of clothing inspired by her lifelong punk aesthetics and androgynous style.
He’s an unabashed lover of hair metal, a throwback genre defined by its performers’ androgynous costumes that, in Peacemaker’s estimation, made them “real men, because they weren’t afraid to be women!”
Curiously, the style game of Punjabi musicians - from hip-hop, R&B, bhangra pop, fusion, Punjabi rap, reggae or filmy music - has also remained rooted and androgynous, instead of being hyper masculine.
The purposefully androgynous and symmetrical design allows for infinite styling combinations — stack your Ice Cube bracelets or rings for an extra dazzling effect.
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