-gynous
a combining form with the meanings “of women,” “of females,” “having pistils or -n-logous organs,” as specified by the initial elements:
androgynous.
-gynous
combining form
of or relating to women or females androgynous, misogynous
relating to female organs epigynous
derived forms
word origin
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a combining form occurring in nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gynous: androgyny.
- -haemia
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- -haired
adjective having hair as specified long-haired
- -handed
adjective having a hand or hands as specified broad-handed, a four-handed game of cards made as specified for either left- or right-hand operation or positioning
- -head
a native english suffix meaning “state of being” (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in -hood. -head combining form indicating a person having a preoccupation as specified breadhead -head combining word addicted to or using the narcotic specified: acidhead/ pothead (1911+ narcotics)