androgyny

American  

[an-droj-uh-nee] / ænˈdrɒdʒ ə ni /

noun

1. the state or quality of being ambiguous, unspecified, or blended in gender; the state of being neither solely masculine nor solely feminine.

   The androgyny in his portraits subverted the expected distinctions between men and women of the Victorian era.

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Etymology

Origin of androgyny

First recorded in 1830–40; androgyne ( def. ) + -y ³ ( def. )