English Dictionary

ANDROGYNE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does androgyne mean? 

ANDROGYNE (noun)
  The noun ANDROGYNE has 1 sense:

1. one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be madeplay

  Familiarity information: ANDROGYNE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANDROGYNE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

androgyne; epicene; epicene person; gynandromorph; hermaphrodite; intersex

Hypernyms ("androgyne" is a kind of...):

bisexual; bisexual person (a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)

Derivation:

androgenous (of or related to androgenesis)

androgynous (having both male and female characteristics)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"A fool and his money are soon parted." (English proverb)

"A hungry stomach makes a short prayer." (Native American proverb, Paiute)

"If the village stands, it can break a trunk." (Armenian proverb)

"He who studies does not waste his time." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact