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 From plush Tuscan shearling and fluffy furs to structured tweeds and supple leathers, Yves Salomon paints a rich sensual experience that elevates its minimal, androgynous silhouettes. Angela Lei, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Across the front row, Emma Corrin and Emma Mackey, both wearing androgynous looks, were deep in conversation with Mark Eydelshteyn, while Joey King and Barbara Palvin got the flash-bulbs popping. Alex Wynne, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 Or Tilda Swinton, still a relatively new quantity to American audiences, playing an androgynous angel Gabriel in a Windsor knot and wavy lob and beaming with the sort of toxic positivity a youth pastor might exude while suggesting a kid would benefit from conversion therapy. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Birkenstock sandals with wide straps are considered more androgynous in style. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for androgynous

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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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