androgynous

Questions about androgynous

What does androgynous mean?

androgynous means "relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in androgynous?

androgynous has 4 syllables: an-dro-gy-nous. The stress falls on "dro". In IPA it is /ænˈdɹɔdʒənəs/.

What is the opposite of androgynous?

The recorded antonyms are male, female.

Is androgynous a common word?

androgynous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.