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heterosexual

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het·er·o·sex·u·al  (ht-r-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.
2. Of or relating to different sexes.
n.
A heterosexual person.

heter·o·sexu·al·ly adv.

heterosexual [ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɛksjʊəl]
n
(Psychology) a person who is sexually attracted to the opposite sex
adj
(Psychology) of or relating to heterosexuality Compare homosexual
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heterosexual - a heterosexual personheterosexual - a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
fucker - someone who engages in sexual intercourse
Adj.1.heterosexual - sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
bisexual - sexually attracted to both sexes
homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex

heterosexual
adjective hetero (informal), straight (informal) heterosexual couples
Translations
heterosexual [ˈhetərəʊˈseksjuəl]
A. ADJheterosexual
B. Nheterosexual mf

heterosexual [ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɛkʃuəl]
adjhétérosexuel(le)
nhétérosexuel(le) m/f

heterosexual
nHeterosexuelle(r) mf

heterosexual [ˈhɛtərəʊˈsɛksjʊəl] adj & neterosessuale (m/f)

heterosexual مشته للجنس الآخر heterosexuální heteroseksuel heterosexuell ετεροφυλόφιλος heterosexual heteroseksuaalinen hétérosexuel heteroseksualan eterosessuale 異性愛の 이성애의 heteroseksueel heteroseksuell heteroseksualny heterossexual гетеросексуальный heterosexuell เกี่ยวกับเพศตรงข้าม heteroseksüel có xu hướng tình dục khác giới 异性的


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