# androgynous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ · frequency rank #41,504

## Definitions
1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.
4. Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.

## Etymology
From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.

## Common misspellings (17)
`adnrogynous`, `anddrogynous`, `andorgynous`, `andrgoynous`, `androggynous`, `andrognyous`, `androgynnous`, `androgynosu`, `androgynouss`, `androgynuos`, `androgyonus`, `androgyynous`, `androygnous`, `andrrogynous`, `anndrogynous`, `anrdogynous`, `nadrogynous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/androgynous