Definition of ANDROGYNOUS

androgynous

Meanings

Adjective

  • relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
  • having both male and female characteristics

Adj

  • Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  • Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
  • Possessing qualities of both sexes.
  • Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

female, male

Scrabble Score: 16

androgynous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
androgynous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
androgynous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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