“Androgenous” or “Androgynous”

androgenous / androgynous are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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androgenous

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androgynous ae·n·d·r·AO·jh·ah·n·ah·s

adjectiverelating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance.
adjectivehaving both male and female characteristics.

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“androgenous”

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“androgynous”

…forest owned by Desire, the androgynous sibling of Sandman.
…particularly well known for her androgynous roles, her earliest being Jia…
…by Tilda Swinton as an androgynous, "half-breed" angel with a disdain…
…of lengthening their skirts like androgynous Yankii girls, created a new…
…show each member wearing formal androgynous attire.
…was slowly moving toward an androgynous species, which she called “one-gender…

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