androgynous

Definition

Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

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.

Example Sentences

• "Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women."
• "And I was taught that to be an actress, one should be fashionable, and to be fashionable is to be androgynous. And I am androgynous not less than David Bowie himself."
• "My name is androgynous, in pronunciation at least – Lauren sounds like the more masculine Loren."

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