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androgyny

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androgyny /an·drog·y·ny/ (an-droj´ĭ-ne)
1. sexual ambiguity, either physical or psychological.
2. female pseudohermaphroditism.androg´ynous

an·drog·y·ny (n-drj-n)
n.
1. Female pseudohermaphroditism.
2. The condition of having both masculine and feminine characteristics, as in appearance, attitude, or behavior.

an·drogy·nous (-ns) adj.

androgyny
Androgeny Psychiatry A combination of ♀ and ♂ corporal, mental or behavioral characteristics in a person. See Transvestite.


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Nontraditional career men have reported lower masculinity and higher androgyny scores (Lemkau, 1984), fewer traditional gender role attitudes (Hayes, 1989), and more liberal social attitudes (Lease, 2003).
In sum, although Haidt does not make this connection, the petimetre displayed the androgyny and ability to sexually excite that was the exceptional power of the castrato.
(Some even wonder if Sydney was a man, due to the androgyny of the name.
 
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