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- [an-droj-uh-nuh s]
- /ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs/
- /ænˈdrɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs/
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- [an-droj-uh-nuh s]
- /ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs/
Definitions of androgyny word
- uncountable noun androgyny Androgyny is the state of being neither distinctly masculine nor distinctly feminine. 3
- adjective androgyny being both male and female; hermaphroditic. 1
- adjective androgyny having both masculine and feminine characteristics. 1
- adjective androgyny having an ambiguous sexual identity. 1
- adjective androgyny neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance: the androgynous look of many rock stars. 1
- adjective androgyny Botany. having staminate and pistillate flowers in the same inflorescence. 1
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Origin of androgyny
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 Androgyny
noun
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androgyny 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".
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noun androgyny
- self-fertilization — Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization).
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