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androgyny

English

Alternative forms

  • androgony

Etymology

From andro- +? -gyny. See androgynous.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æn?d??d??ni/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æn?d??d??ni/

Noun

androgyny (usually uncountable, plural androgynies)

  1. Hermaphroditism.
  2. The state of having traits of both male and female genders. [from the mid 19th century]
  3. The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.

Related terms

  • androgynous

Translations

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gynandrous

English

Etymology

gyno- (woman) +? -androus

Adjective

gynandrous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having stamens and pistils together in a column.
    Orchids have gynandrous flowers.
  2. (philosophy) Exhibiting characteristics of both feminine and masculine. Both denotational synonym and connotational antonym of androgynous.

Related terms

  • androgyny
  • gynandromorphic
  • gynandry
  • hemigynous

Translations

Anagrams

  • androgynus

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