Added 10 October 2026
androgynous
/ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ adjective
Latin root: androgynus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about androgynous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance.
- Having both male and female characteristics.
Origin
From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.
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