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Meanings of androgynous in English

Having both male and female characteristics.

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        Usage of androgynous in English
        1
        As we've seen again and again, the Conceptual Age requires androgynous minds.
        A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future
        2
        Annie Lennox had a famously androgynous look - particularly in this video.
        Radio NZ
        3
        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
        5
        I like the fact he was androgynous, he could appeal to everybody.
        The Guardian
        6
        It is said to be androgynous or hermaphrodite-henceits peculiarly sacred character.
        The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
        7
        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
        10
        Hands came out of the darkness in the doorway, slim, pale, androgynous.
        Summer knight
        11
        Almost androgynous with age, the face belonged to a woman, Ezekiel decided.
        Boneshaker
        12
        If there's one thing these new androgynous looks demand of men, it's that.
        BBC
        13
        A child-the sex indeterminate; androgynous-began to sing very softly, far away:
        Phantoms
        14
        It was neither man nor woman; it was unearthly and androgynous.
        The Moon Pool
        15
        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
        16
        With her slightness, her coltish, slightly androgynous air, she was a true gamine.
        In the night room: a novel
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