androgynous
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- adjective
- /ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs/
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andrógino
- Many designers are embracing androgynous looks in their collections, showcasing a blend of masculine and feminine fashion.
- androgynous and undifferentiated
- gender as androgynous
- masculine and androgynous
They tend to make me feel masculine and I am not someone who has like, I'm not into the androgynous look for myself.
- They tend to make me feel masculine and I am not someone who has like, I'm not into the androgynous look for myself.
- You looked like like a hot, androgynous, like femme dude from like a Fellini film.
- I'd like to be androgynous and I've tried to, but I just, I look like a dinner lady, to be honest.
- Z was like went to like, not androgynous, but like the fashion was like very down.
- So I had some just like androgynous friends that fit in and I wanted everyone to feel comfortable.
- There was some kind of watery darkness, and then from the watery darkness sprang forth the first mind, the first consciousness, and it was a self created androgynous mind.
Examples
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Her androgynous style challenges traditional gender norms, allowing her to express both feminine and masculine traits.
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She is tall and slim, with a slightly androgynous appearance that many females at the time aspire to.
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So I had some just like androgynous friends that fit in and I wanted everyone to feel comfortable.
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And you brought your androgynous friend.
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As our guest entered the control room, it spoke in a familiar androgynous voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, Mick has his bad boy image and David had his androgynous look, but first and foremost, they were just all really sweet.
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David was so glamorous and so beautiful and androgynous.
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The nurse was named Beverly, and she was androgynous, almost boyish, with short hair and a sweet smile.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ezra Miller went for this androgynous look paired with brilliant makeup, Janelle Monáe in Christian Siriano.
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He has an androgynous appearance that makes it hard to tell whether he is male or female.
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How Androgynous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
androgynous = androgyny (semi-transparent) = andro + gyn + ous
Formed from Greek combining forms meaning 'male' + 'female' plus the adjectival suffix '-ous'; the parts convey the sense but the combining forms are not standalone English words and may be unfamiliar to many learners.
Etymology
Androgynous comes from Greek roots andr- 'man' and gyn- 'woman', the same parts you see in words like android and gynecology. So it describes a style or person that shows both male and female qualities or is not clearly one or the other.