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Meanings of androgynous in English

Having both male and female characteristics.

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Usage of androgynous in English
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As we've seen again and again, the Conceptual Age requires androgynous minds.
A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future
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Annie Lennox had a famously androgynous look - particularly in this video.
Radio NZ
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She has opted for a strong androgynous look for her weekend out.
The Irish Times
4
He was a very handsome man, now, in a slightly androgynous way.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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I like the fact he was androgynous, he could appeal to everybody.
The Guardian
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It is said to be androgynous or hermaphrodite-henceits peculiarly sacred character.
The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
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It is true that some women have predominantly male or androgynous characteristics.
The Irish Times
8
It was an androgynous human figure, standing up, hands clasped in prayer.
Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across italy,...
9
He was dark and lovely rather than handsome, androgynous as a cat.
Bloody Bones
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Hands came out of the darkness in the doorway, slim, pale, androgynous.
Summer knight
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Almost androgynous with age, the face belonged to a woman, Ezekiel decided.
Boneshaker
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If there's one thing these new androgynous looks demand of men, it's that.
BBC
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A child-the sex indeterminate; androgynous-began to sing very softly, far away:
Phantoms
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It was neither man nor woman; it was unearthly and androgynous.
The Moon Pool
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Rama later depicted himself in posters and newspaper ads as an androgynous figure.
Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult
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With her slightness, her coltish, slightly androgynous air, she was a true gamine.
In the night room: a novel
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