androgynous
adjective /ænˈdrɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs/
/-ˈdrɑː.dʒɪ-/ Definition
› not clearly male or female: With her lean frame and cropped hair, Lennox had a fashionably androgynous look.Gender-related attributesKinds of womenKinds of men › specialized having both male and female featuresGender-related attributesKinds of womenKinds of men androgyny /-ni/ noun [U] › One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.Gender-related attributesKinds of womenKinds of men
(Definition of androgynous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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