androgyne
- noun
- /ˈændrəˌdʒaɪn/
- Specialized
- An androgyne may express both masculine and feminine traits through their clothing and hairstyle.
Examples
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Behind her, Shiva appears as the androgyne, the half-man, half-woman creator of all living things.
Academic text (2007) -
At the fashion show, the model's androgyne look challenged traditional gender norms and celebrated diversity.
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The artist identifies as an androgyne, embracing their unique blend of male and female characteristics.
Synonyms
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8.9
A person, animal, or plant with both male and female sex organs
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7.4
A person born with body parts for sex that are not clearly male or female
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9.9
A person born with both male and female body parts
A person born with both male and female body parts so it is unclear if they are male or female
Antonyms
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
androgyne = androgyny (semi-transparent) = andro + gyne
Formed from Greek combining forms 'andro-' and 'gyne-' which are not obvious to average learners unless they know related words like 'androgyny' or 'androgynous'.
Etymology
Androgyne comes from two Greek parts: andr- meaning 'man', as in android, and -gyne meaning 'woman', as in gynecology. So an androgyne originally meant a person who has both male and female sexual parts, making it hard to say which gender they are.