androgynous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   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.

2. 2
   adj

   Possessing qualities of both sexes.

   The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.

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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