The difference between Androgynous and Intersex

When used as adjectives, androgynous means possessing the sex organs of both sexes, whereas intersex means having characteristics of both male and female sexes.

Intersex is also noun with the meaning: any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has male and female sex characteristics.

Intersex is also verb with the meaning: to make intersex.

check bellow for the other definitions of Androgynous and Intersex

  1. Androgynous as an adjective:

    Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

  2. Androgynous as an adjective:

    Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.

    Examples:

    "Nicknames like [[Pat]], [[Sam]], and [[Chris]] are androgynous, used by both men and women."

  3. Androgynous as an adjective:

    Possessing qualities of both sexes.

  1. Intersex as a noun:

    Any of a variety of conditions (in a dioecious species) whereby an individual has male and female sex characteristics; the state of having the physical features of both sexes; intersexuality.

  2. Intersex as a noun (biology, zoology):

    An individual with any of these conditions.

  1. Intersex as an adjective (of an individual):

    Having characteristics of both male and female sexes.

  1. Intersex as a verb (nonstandard):

    To make intersex.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: intersexualize"

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