as in genderless
suitable to or for either sex
the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal
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Recent Examples of androgynous
In the film, set in 2001, a strange, androgynous teenager shows up at a Finnish farmhouse.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
Other public figures like Grace Jones redefined gender with sharp, androgynous, architectural silhouettes.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Kimber wears an Alexander McQueen vest suit with a double-layered lapel which gives it this androgynous style and structure, along with her wide-legged pants that have a light, wispy flow to them.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 May 2025
Janelle Monáe, with her years-long commitment to black-and-white suiting, is often read as androgynous, but in her styling, the tuxedo takes on a larger manifesto on gender, self-presentation, and power.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
Other public figures like Grace Jones redefined gender with sharp, androgynous, architectural silhouettes.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Kimber wears an Alexander McQueen vest suit with a double-layered lapel which gives it this androgynous style and structure, along with her wide-legged pants that have a light, wispy flow to them.
—Aleah Wright, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
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Exaggerated hourglass silhouettes have genderless appeal.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 May 2025
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Machine Gun Kelly launched his genderless collection UN/DN Laqr in 2021 and Harry Styles launched his brand Pleasing back in 2022.—
Mikelle Street,
Footwear News,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
22 Mar. 2024
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This provides both benefits and pitfalls for the less-mobile unisexual females.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian,
13 Jan. 2017
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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