androgynous

an·drog·y·nous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-droj-uh-nuh s]
- /ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs/
- /ænˈdrɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs/

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

Definitions of androgynous word

adjective androgynous In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics. 3
adjective androgynous If you describe someone as androgynous, you mean that they are not distinctly masculine or feminine in appearance or in behaviour. 3
adjective androgynous having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence, as cuckoo pint 3
adjective androgynous having male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite 3
adjective androgynous both male and female in one; hermaphroditic 3
adjective androgynous bearing both staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence or cluster 3

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Origin of androgynous

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; androgyne + -ous

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Parts of speech for Androgynous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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androgynous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

androgynous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for androgynous

adj androgynous

bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.
hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
unisexual — of or relating to one sex only.

adjective androgynous

intersexual — existing between the sexes; done or used by both sexes: an intersexual tennis competition.

All 5 Synonyms of androgynous