androgynous

  • 11androgynous — adjective 1 having both male and female parts 2 someone who is androgynous looks both female and male: Bowie had a kind of androgynous sex appeal …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12androgynous — UK [ænˈdrɒdʒ(ə)nəs] / US [ænˈdrɑdʒənəs] adjective 1) an androgynous person is neither clearly male nor clearly female 2) biology an androgynous animal or plant has both male and female parts …

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  • 13androgynous — androgyny, n. /an droj euh neuhs/, adj. 1. being both male and female; hermaphroditic. 2. having both masculine and feminine characteristics. 3. having an ambiguous sexual identity. 4. neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance …

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  • 14androgynous — adjective /ˈænˌdɹɒdʒ.ɛn.əs/ a) Possessing the sex organs of both genders. Names like Pat, Terry and Jean are androgynous because they can be given to babies of either gender. b) Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively… …

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  • 15androgynous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hermaphroditic, epicene, unisex, gynandrous; see bisexual . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [an DRAW juh nus] having male and female characteristics. Many rock stars dress in an androgynous manner.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16androgynous/unisex look —    Androgynous looks have been produced under the various influences of politics, subcultures and musical styles. For men, embracing an androgynous style has meant the adoption of a decorative and sexualized style of clothing. Ironically, for… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 17Androgynous Peripheral Attach System — The Androgynous Peripheral Attach System, or Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System, is a spacecraft docking mechanism used on the International Space Station.[1] It is used to dock the Space Shuttle orbiter and to connect the Functional Cargo… …

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  • 18Androgynous (song) — Infobox Single Name = Androgynous Artist = Crash Test Dummies from Album = The Ghosts That Haunt Me Released = December 1991 Format = CD single [ Recorded = ] Genre = Pop/Pop rock Length = 2:36 Label = BMG/Arista Writer = Paul Westerberg Producer …

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  • 19Androgynous look —    This is the term given to fashion that is neither masculine nor feminine. Popularized in the 1970s with the glam rock and punk rock movement, followed in the 1980s with the grunge movement, and continuing in the new millennium with designer… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 20androgynous — see hermaphrodite …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology