Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being androgynous; union of sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
hermaphroditism - noun A state of appearing to be neither
feminine normasculine
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun showing characteristics of both sexes
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Examples
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When, in a reflection of a growing industry trend, Tisci decided to base his autumn/winter collection around the idea of androgyny, there was one person he wanted above all, and - to his delight - she said yes.
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Candy is, 'The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.'
James Franco In Drag For Candy Magazine (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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Not even Adam and Eve went so far in their admission of guilt and nakedness, but perhaps a man whose mother once dressed him as a girl and trimmed his crop to suit, and crooned to him as “Ernestine,” had some old scores to settle in the androgyny column.
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But mostly what makes this blissed-out magic work so well is the pitch perfect lyricism sung with the breathy androgyny of Victoria Legrand.
Marc Ruxin: The Bestest 2010 -- Tunage Marc Ruxin 2011
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Candy is, 'The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.'
James Franco In Drag For Candy Magazine (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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It is a dark and disturbing exploration of abuse, androgyny and the pre-teen brutality of boys.
ARE VAMPIRES A DYING BREED? | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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When my body crossed over from socially acceptable ripped chick to freaky androgyny, it was noticeable for me in my day-to-day interactions.
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Candy is, 'The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.'
James Franco In Drag For Candy Magazine (PHOTOS) Katherine Thomson 2010
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She must have eventually adopted that withholding androgyny, to assuage her convictions, but also to assimilate her ever-ticking intellect in the minds of the men around her.
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Candy is, 'The first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.'
James Franco In Drag For Candy Magazine (PHOTOS) Katherine Thomson 2010
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