androgynously
Neither masculine nor feminine
In a manner that blends masculine and feminine characteristics, or that appears neither distinctly male nor female: She dressed androgynously in loose jeans and an oversized blazer.
The word describes presentation—clothing, hairstyle, mannerisms—more often than physical features.
Without sex distinction
- unisexSuitable for any gender
- ambiguouslyWith multiple possible meanings
- boyishlyIn an immature manner
- girlishlyIn youthful feminine fashion
epicene · femininely · delicately · angularly · slenderly · gracefully · ethereally · elfin
Determining what something is
- existingBeing real now
- livingCurrently having breath
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
authentically · fluidly · nonbinary · queerly · transgressively · defiantly · proudly · visibly
Given a particular look
- dressedWearing garments
- clothedWearing garments
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- accessorizedAdded decorative extras
coiffed · cropped · layered · oversized · minimally · sleekly · neutrally · monochromatically
Displaying to an audience
- embodyingGiving physical form to
- portrayingDepicting in performance
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
- inhabitingLiving in a place
channeling · theatrically · artistically · provocatively · subversively · fluidly · ambiguously · glamorously
gender-neutral
Without sex distinction
- unisexSuitable for any gender
- ambiguouslyWith multiple possible meanings
- boyishlyIn an immature manner
girlishly · epicene · femininely · delicately · angularly · slenderly · gracefully · ethereally · elfin · willowy
identifying
Determining what something is
- existingBeing real now
- livingCurrently having breath
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
presenting · authentically · fluidly · nonbinary · queerly · transgressively · defiantly · proudly · visibly · intentionally
styled
Given a particular look
accessorized · coiffed · cropped · layered · oversized · minimally · sleekly · neutrally · monochromatically · unbuttoned
presenting
Displaying to an audience
- embodyingGiving physical form to
- portrayingDepicting in performance
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
inhabiting · channeling · theatrically · artistically · provocatively · subversively · fluidly · ambiguously · glamorously · voguing
androgynouslydistinctly
In an unmistakable manner
unmistakably · traditionally · stereotypically · conventionally · unambiguously
androgynouslyfemininely
In a womanly way
effeminately · girlishly · womanly · daintily · coquettishly