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androgynous

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ænˈdɹɔdʒənəs// UK //ændɹˈɒdʒɪnəs// an·drog·y·nous

adj. having features that are not clearly male or female. You use this to describe people, clothes, or even animals that look like they could be either sex.

adj. possessing characteristics that are neither distinctly masculine nor feminine. Often used to describe physical appearance, clothing styles, or biological traits that do not conform to traditional gender binaries.


SIMPLE

She wears androgynous clothes that look great on anyone.

CONTEXTUAL

The designer created an androgynous collection that blurred the lines between traditional menswear and womenswear.

COMPLEX

In many species of reptiles, the sex of the offspring is determined by the temperature of the nest, leading to androgynous traits in certain environmental conditions.

Antonyms
Origin

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.

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