androgyny

androgyny

English

Alternative forms

• androgony

Etymology

From andro- +‎ -gyny. See androgynous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɒdʒəni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɑdʒəni/

Noun

androgyny (usually uncountable, plural androgynies)

1. Hermaphroditism.
2. The state of having traits of both male and female genders. [from the mid 19th century]
3. The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.

Related terms

• androgynous

Translations

hermaphroditism

Finnish: androgynia French: androgynie (fr) f

German: Zwittrigkeit (de) f Portuguese: androginia (pt) f

having traits of both male and female genders

Finnish: androgynia French: androgynie (fr) f German: Androgynie (de) f

Portuguese: androginia (pt) f Russian: андрогиния (ru) f (androginija)

appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine

Finnish: androgynia French: androgynie (fr) f

Portuguese: androginia (pt) f