androgynous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɒdʒənəs/
• IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɑdʒənəs/

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.

   Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women.

3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.
   • (Can we date this quote by Owen and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.

Synonyms

• epicene; hermaphrodite (sometimes proscribed)

Related terms

• androgyne
• androgyny

Translations

having sex organs of both genders — see hermaphroditic

pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex

• Asturian: andróxinu
• Catalan: androgin (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不男不女 (bùnánbùnǚ)

• Finnish: androgyyninen (fi); sukupuolineutraali (fi)
• French: asexué (fr), androgyne (fr)
• Galician: andróxino
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: geschlechtsneutral (de), androgyn (de)
• Greek: ανδρόγυνος (el) m (andrógynos)
• Hungarian: uniszex
• Irish: andraigíneach
• Portuguese: andrógino (pt)
• Romanian: androgin (ro)
• Spanish: andrógino (es)

possessing qualities of both sexes

• Dutch: tweeslachtig (nl), androgyn (nl), hermafrodiet (nl)
• Finnish: androgyyninen (fi)
• French: androgyne (fr) m or f, hermaphrodite (fr)
• German: androgyn (de)
• Hungarian: hímnős (hu), androgün (hu)
• Japanese: 両性具有 (りょうせいぐゆう, ryōsei guyū)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: androgyniczny (pl) m, androginiczny m
• Portuguese: andrógino (pt) m
• Romanian: androgin (ro)
• Russian: двупо́лый (ru) (dvupólyj)
• Spanish: andrógino (es)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} хермафродитен (hermafroditen)
• Estonian: ^{(please verify)} androgüünne
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} androgino (it)
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• Turkish: ^{(please verify)} çift cinsiyetli

See also

• genderqueer
• gender bender
• hermaphroditic
• intersex
• shehe