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an·drog·y·nous
 androgynous
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- pronunciation:
- aen
dra
j
nihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
possessing both male and female characteristics or traits; hermaphroditic.
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| definition 2: |
in botany, possessing both staminate and pistillate flowers.
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adverb + (adj.)androgynous
extremely, favorably, frequently, increasingly, neither, psychologically, seemingly, significantly, slightly, strangely, stylishly
(adj.)androgynous
+ noun
answer,
appeal,
attraction,
being,
breast,
comment,
correlation,
detective,
emergence,
evaluation,
fashion,
feature,
femininity,
figure,
football,
gender,
group,
humor,
identity,
image,
likability,
look,
male,
masculinity,
nail,
nature,
orientation,
origin,
pattern,
person,
personality,
quality,
rating,
rock,
role,
score,
sex,
subject,
suit,
tights,
trait,
twin,
vampire,
voice,
woman,
youth
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| derivation: |
androgyny (n.) |
The word androgynous
contains the following parts:
andr, andro
Greek
root
that means man, male
  Example words:
gyn, gyno, gyne, gynec, gyneco
Greek
root
that means woman, female
Example words:
androgynous, epigynous, gynandromorph, gynecocracy, gynecologist, gynecology, gynephobia, gyniatrics, gynoecium, gynophore, heterogynous, hypogynous, misogyny, perigynous, polygyny
- synonyms:
- fem, femin
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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