Meanings
adjectiveandrocentric (comparative more androcentric, superlative most androcentric)
comparative more androcentric · superlative most androcentric
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
- Englishandro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
- Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
- Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
- Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
- Englishandrocentric
Translations
Catalan androcèntric
- androcèntricfocused on males
French androcentré, androcentrique
- androcentréfocused on males
- androcentriquefocused on males
Polish androcentryczny
- androcentrycznyfocused on males
Portuguese androcêntrico
- androcêntricofocused on males
Spanish androcéntrico
- androcéntricofocused on males
Cite this entry
APA
androcentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androcentric
MLA
“androcentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androcentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androcentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androcentric.
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