androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs 
1
: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
androgynous heroines
2
a
: neither specifically feminine nor masculine
the androgynous pronoun them
b
: suitable to or for either sex
androgynous clothing
3
: having traditional male and female roles obscured or reversed
an androgynous marriage
androgynously
adverb
Examples of androgynous in a Sentence
the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip
an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal
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Bailey herself is a shape-shifter of sorts, right on the border between child and teenager in age and, with her androgynous looks, occupying an ambiguous place between genders as well.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
The silhouettes, somewhat androgynous in their shape, referenced many archived collections, challenging chronology.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The collection consists of five androgynous wardrobe essentials, including a sweatsuit, flannel, denim and crop top in sizes 00 to 40.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The long ’70s silhouette and details, through androgynous or bohemian silhouettes, summer checks and other geometrical patterns, denim and clogs.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
The silhouettes, somewhat androgynous in their shape, referenced many archived collections, challenging chronology.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The collection consists of five androgynous wardrobe essentials, including a sweatsuit, flannel, denim and crop top in sizes 00 to 40.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The long ’70s silhouette and details, through androgynous or bohemian silhouettes, summer checks and other geometrical patterns, denim and clogs.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for androgynous
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgynous. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs
: having both male and female characteristics
androgynously
adverb
Medical Definition
androgynous
adjective
an·drog·y·nous
an-ˈdräj-ə-nəs
: having the characteristics or nature of both male and female
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