Sekirov Dictionary

heterosexual

/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

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Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
- Nevertheless, Bumble, the dating app which once styled itself as a beacon of women’s empowerment because heterosexual women had to make the first move, appears to have missed the memo. — 2024
•
Between two people of different sex.
- On the average, the [bisexual] women’s first heterosexual attraction and experience (at 11.6 and 14.7 years) occurred before their first homosexual attraction and experience (at 16.9 and 21.4 years). — 1994
(no longer used) Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.

noun1

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A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
- The laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation apply to all people, gay and straight alike. If an antistraight boss starts firing heterosexuals, they're protected. — 2001

forms

heterosexuals · more heterosexual · most heterosexual

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