Androgyn

Translation of "androgyn" into Russian

Noun

androgyn

androgyns pl

Countable noun meaning a person or organism with both male and female characteristics.

Ancient sculptures of androgyns symbolised the unity of the sexes.

Древние скульптуры андрогинов символизировали единство полов.

Additional translations

Adjective

androgyn

more androgyn Comp.

most androgyn Super.

Used attributively or predicatively to mean ‘androgynous’; allows periphrastic comparison.

The performer's look was distinctly androgyn.

Внешний вид артиста был явно андрогинным.

Additional translations

Noun

A person, animal, or mythological being that possesses both male and female sexual characteristics; a hermaphrodite; an androgyne.

Ancient sculptures of androgyns symbolised the unity of the sexes.

Adjective

Having or displaying a combination of male and female characteristics; androgynous.

The performer’s androgyn appearance challenged traditional gender norms.