heterosexual

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Etymology

From hetero- + -sexual.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/

Adjective

heterosexual

1. Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
2. (obsolete, medicine) Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.

Synonyms

• (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex) straight, hetero, other-sex

Related terms

• heterosocial
• heteroerotic
• heterogenital

Translations

• French: hétérosexuel
• German: heterosexuell
• Italian: eterosessuale
• Portuguese: heterossexual, hétero
• Russian: гетеросексуа́льный
• Spanish: heterosexual

Noun

heterosexual (plural heterosexuals)

1. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

Synonyms

• (heterosexual person) straight (especially in the plural), hetero, breeder (humorous, often offensive)

Antonyms

• homosexual

Translations

• French: hétérosexuel, hétéro
• German: Heterosexueller, Heterosexuelle, Hetero
• Italian: eterosessuale
• Portuguese: heterossexual, hétero
• Russian: гетеросексуа́л
• Spanish: heterosexual, hetero

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