androgynous

[ an-droj-uh-nuh s ]
/ ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
having an ambiguous sexual identity.
neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance: the androgynous look of many rock stars.
Botany. having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence.

Origin of androgynous

First recorded in 1620–30; androgyne + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM androgynous

an·drog·y·ny, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH androgynous

androgenous androgynous

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British Dictionary definitions for androgyny

androgynous
/ (ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

botany having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint
having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite

Derived forms of androgynous

androgyny, noun

Medical definitions for androgyny

androgyny
[ ăn-drŏjə-nē ]

n.

Female pseudohermaphroditism.
The condition of having both masculine and feminine characteristics, as in appearance, attitude, or behavior.

Other words from androgyny

an•drogy•nous (-nəs) adj.

Scientific definitions for androgyny

androgynous
[ ăn-drŏjə-nəs ]

Having both female and male characteristics.

Other words from androgynous

androgyny noun (ăn-drŏjə-nē)