OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20102

androgyny

/ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒəni/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
androginia
Hermaphroditism.
androginia
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
Now androgyny has come to mean the adoption of social behavior that is not strictly masculine or feminine according to the old role definitions. An attempt to escape from gender-id…
androginia
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The plot isn't the film's greatest asset, nor are its insights into Margaret, Larry and the brave new world of affectless androgyny that they inhabit.
‘No, I like short hair on girls. I like that androgyny thing. Seriously.’