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Androgynous Pronunciation
Androgynous is pronounced an-DRAW-juh-nuhs, IPA /ænˈdrɔdʒənəs/.
an-DRAW-juh-nuhs
US /ænˈdrɔdʒənəs/ · UK /ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs/
Syllables: an · DRAW · juh · nuhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Having a look or quality that is neither clearly male nor clearly female.
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Androgynous in a Sentence
- The collection has a deliberately androgynous feel.
- She cut her hair into an androgynous crop.
- Androgynous fashion sold well that season.
Common Mispronunciations of Androgynous
Not an-droh-JY-nuhs
Land on the second syllable and keep the two after it weak.
Not an-DRAW-gi-nuhs
Soften the second g to a j, the way the y after it asks.
Tip: Four syllables with the beat in second place: an-DRAW-juh-nuhs.
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