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androgyny

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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.
[From Latin androgynus, hermaphrodite, from Greek androgunos : andro-, andro- + gun, woman; see -gynous.]
an·drogy·nous·ly adv.
an·drogy·ny (--n) n.
androgynism, androgyny
the possession of the characteristics of both sexes; hermaphroditism. Also androgyneity. — androgynous. adj.
See also: Body, Human
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.androgyny - showing characteristics of both sexes
bisexuality, hermaphroditism
sexuality, gender, sex - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
Translations
androgyny [ænˈdrɒdʒɪnɪ] N → androginia f
androgyny [ænˈdrɒdʒɪni] n
(BIOLOGY) → androgynie f
(fig) (in appearance, behaviour) → androgynie f
androgyny
n → Androgynie f, → Zwittrigkeit f


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Nontraditional career men have reported lower masculinity and higher androgyny scores (Lemkau, 1984), fewer traditional gender role attitudes (Hayes, 1989), and more liberal social attitudes (Lease, 2003).
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