ANDROGYNOUS


Meaning of ANDROGYNOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈdrä-jə-nəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin androgynus hermaphrodite, from Greek androgynos, from andr- + gynē woman — more at queen

Date: 1651

1. : having the characteristics or nature of both male and female

2.

a. : neither specifically feminine nor masculine

the androgynous pronoun them

b. : suitable to or for either sex

androgynous clothing

3. : having traditional male and female roles obscured or reversed

an androgynous marriage

• an·drog·y·nous·ly adverb

• an·drog·y·ny -nē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.