androgynous

English

Etymology

Latin androgynus (“hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος (“eunuch”), from ἀνδρός (genitive of ἀνήρ (“man”)) + γυνή (“woman”) + -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈænˌdɹɒdʒ.ɛn.əs/ X-SAMPA: /"{n%drQdZ.En.@s/

Adjective

androgynous (comparative more androgynous, superlative most androgynous)

1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes. [from the earlier 17th c.]
2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.

   Names like Pat, Terry, and Jean are androgynous because they can be given to babies of either gender.

3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.
   • Owen

     The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.

Translations

having sex organs of both genders — see hermaphroditic

pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex

• Asturian: andróxinu (ast)
• Catalan: androgin (ca)
• Finnish: androgyyninen (fi); sukupuolineutraali (fi)
• French: asexué (fr), androgyne (fr) m and f
• Galician: andróxino (gl)

• German: geschlechtsneutral (de), androgyn (de)
• Greek: ανδρόγυνος (el) (andrógynos) m
• Irish: andraigíneach (ga)
• Portuguese: andrógino (pt)
• Spanish: andrógino (es)

possessing qualities of both sexes

• French: androgyne (fr) m and f
• German: androgyn (de)
• Polish: androgyniczny (pl) m, androginiczny (pl) m

• Russian: двуполый (ru) (dvupólyj)
• Spanish: andrógino (es)

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• Bulgarian: хермафродитен (bg) (hermafroditen)
• Estonian: androgüünne (et)
• Hungarian: kétnemű (hu)

• Italian: androgino (it)
• Japanese: 両性具有 (ja) (りょうせいぐゆう, ryōsei guyū)
• Mandarin: 不男不女 (cmn)
• Turkish: çift cinsiyetli (tr)

Related terms

• androgyne
• androgyny
• gender ambiguous
• hermaphroditic
• manwoman
• gender bender
• shehe

See also

• intersex