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. )

Example Sentences

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androgyny

There’s some androgyny to the way my voice sounds when paired with the music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

We wouldn’t be drawn to “Labyrinth” all these years later if Bowie hadn’t poured a searing alloy of androgyny and enigmatic intent into a mold and popped out his Goblin King.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

Her understated androgyny was paired with a shout-singing vocal style that had a snarly, monotone curl laced with abandon and disregard for convention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

"There are filtered synth tones, swoops of dubstep-influenced bass, trap and house-inspired beats and effects that warp her voice to a point of androgyny," he noted.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022

The same also holds true in the somatic androgyny.

From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden)