CultureAugust 15, 2026

androgynous

AN-druh-juh-nus

Definition

Having both male and female characteristics, or being neither clearly masculine nor feminine in appearance.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'anēr' (man) and 'gunē' (woman), the term entered English in the 17th century to describe beings or entities exhibiting characteristics of both sexes.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe a figure in one of Salarrué's paintings, 'Sihuanahual,' which possesses mixed gender traits as part of its symbolic, spiritual, and evolutionary representation.

Salarrué: A Theosophical Artist in El Salvador

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