English Explanatory Dictionary

androgynous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
  3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.
  4. Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.

Pronunciation

/ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-androgynous.wav

Word forms

androgynous more androgynous most androgynous androgenous

Etymology

From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.

Synonyms

epicene unisex hermaphrodite

Related words

androgyne androgyny genderqueer gender bender hermaphroditic intersex monogendered shehe

Derived words

androgynity androgynously androgynousness nonandrogynous polyandrogynous
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