heterosexual

[ het-er-uh-sek-shoo-uhlor, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality, sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of the other binary gender.
Biology. of or relating to different sexes:
heterosexual fraternal twins.

noun

a person who is sexually or romantically attracted primarily to people of the other binary gender.

heterosexual

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noun

a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex

adjective

of or relating to heterosexuality

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterosexual¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + sexual

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Example Sentences

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And it’s not only heterosexuals among the estimated 44 million refugees around the world.

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Winter is heterosexual and married to her husband.

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Red flags also included words like “gender,” “ethnicity,” and “sexuality,” along with scores of associated terms — “female,” “women,” “interracial,” “heterosexual,” “LGBTQ,” as well as “Black,” “White,” “Hispanic,” or “Indigenous” when referring to groups of people.

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"He was visiting Gqeberha to officiate the marriages of two interfaith heterosexual couples when he was tragically shot and killed," it said in a statement.

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Project 2025 was clear that its primary goal was to "use government power" to "restore the American family," which is defined strictly in terms of male-dominated heterosexual couples with children.

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heterosexism heterosexuality

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