Antonyms of adj androgynous

1 of 2 senses of androgynous

Sense 2
androgynous (vs. male) (vs. female) -- (having both male and female characteristics)

male (vs. female) (vs. androgynous) -- (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree")
        => male -- (for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "the male population")
        => antheral, staminate -- (capable of fertilizing female organs)
        => phallic, priapic -- (resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines")
        => priapic -- (overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality; "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories")
        => young-begetting (prenominal) -- (capable of fathering offspring)
female (vs. androgynous) (vs. male) -- (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries")
        => female -- (for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus")
        => egg-producing (prenominal), young-bearing (prenominal) -- (capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring)
        => pistillate -- (having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant)

Similarity of adj androgynous

2 senses of androgynous

Sense 1
androgynous -- (relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance)

Sense 2
androgynous (vs. male) (vs. female) -- (having both male and female characteristics)
       => bisexual, epicene -- (having an ambiguous sexual identity)
       => gynandromorphic, gynandromorphous -- (having both male and female morphological characteristics)
       => hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite -- (of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs)
       => intersexual -- (having sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female)
       => pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite -- (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)
       => unisex -- (not distinguished on the basis of sex)

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