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Agender vs Androgynous - What's the difference?

agender | androgynous |

As adjectives the difference between agender and androgynous

is that agender is without an associated gender while androgynous is possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

agender

English

Adjective

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  • (rare, neologism) Without an associated gender.
    • An agender noun includes both the masculine and feminine forms.
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    • Synonyms

    * genderless * agendered

    Related terms

    * transgender * bigender * third gender * genderqueer * genderfluid * cisgender

    See also

    * gender-free, gender-neutral

    androgynous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  • Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
    • Names like Pat, Terry and Jean are androgynous because they can be given to babies of either gender.
  • Possessing qualities of both sexes.
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    • The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous .

    Related terms

    * androgyne * androgyny

    See also

    * genderqueer * gender bender * hermaphroditic * intersex * shehe