androgynous (redirected from androgynously)

an·drog·y·nous  (n-drj-ns)

adj.

1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic.

2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or behavior.

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[From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gun, woman; see -gynous.]

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an·drogy·nous·ly adv.

an·drogy·ny (--n) n.

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androgynous

Adjective

having both male and female characteristics [Greek anēr man + gunē woman]

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androgynous  (n-drj-ns)

Having both female and male characteristics.

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androgyny noun (n-drj-n)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	androgynous - relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
	2.	androgynous - having both male and female characteristics female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries" male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"

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androgynous

adjective hermaphrodite, bisexual, androgyne, hermaphroditic, epicene