heterosexuality

[ het-er-uh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, especially British, -ˌsɛks yu- /

noun

sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.

Origin of heterosexuality

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + sexuality

Words nearby heterosexuality

heteroromantic, heteroscedastic, heterosex, heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterosis, heterosocial, heterosporous, heterospory, heterostracan

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Example sentences from the Web for heterosexuality

Maybe the wheel will turn again, and heterosexuality will come to seem edgy.
How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’|Tim Teeman|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They started attending a Mormon support group that encouraged LGBT people to “come back to God” and return to heterosexuality.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank|Emily Shire|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the devil of heterosexuality is definitely in the details.
Lana Del Rey Makes Me Wish I Were Straight|Samantha Allen|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She overenunciates her heterosexuality, like a mother teaching her daughter how to say “bad boy” for the very first time.
Lana Del Rey Makes Me Wish I Were Straight|Samantha Allen|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Heterosexuals don't consider their heterosexuality itself a private matter.
Kevin Spacey on Casino Jack|Kevin Sessums|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On leaving the university his heterosexuality asserted itself normally.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for heterosexuality

heterosexuality

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ) /

noun

sexual attraction to or sexual relations with a person or persons of the opposite sexCompare homosexuality

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for heterosexuality

heterosexuality

Sexual attraction between a male and a female. (Compare bisexuality and homosexuality.)

Medical definitions for heterosexuality

heterosexuality

[ hĕt′ə-rō-sĕk′shōō-ăl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

Erotic attraction, predisposition, or sexual behavior between persons of the opposite sex.

单词	heterosexuality
释义	heterosexuality [ het-er-uh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ] / ˌhɛt ər əˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, especially British, -ˌsɛks yu- / noun sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex. Origin of heterosexuality First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + sexuality Words nearby heterosexuality heteroromantic, heteroscedastic, heterosex, heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterosis, heterosocial, heterosporous, heterospory, heterostracan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heterosexuality Maybe the wheel will turn again, and heterosexuality will come to seem edgy. How Straight World Stole ‘Gay’: The Last Gasp of the ‘Lumbersexual’\|Tim Teeman\|November 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They started attending a Mormon support group that encouraged LGBT people to “come back to God” and return to heterosexuality. Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank\|Emily Shire\|October 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And the devil of heterosexuality is definitely in the details. Lana Del Rey Makes Me Wish I Were Straight\|Samantha Allen\|July 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She overenunciates her heterosexuality, like a mother teaching her daughter how to say “bad boy” for the very first time. Lana Del Rey Makes Me Wish I Were Straight\|Samantha Allen\|July 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Heterosexuals don't consider their heterosexuality itself a private matter. Kevin Spacey on Casino Jack\|Kevin Sessums\|December 14, 2010\|DAILY BEAST On leaving the university his heterosexuality asserted itself normally. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis British Dictionary definitions for heterosexuality heterosexuality / (ˌhɛtərəʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ) / noun sexual attraction to or sexual relations with a person or persons of the opposite sexCompare homosexuality Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for heterosexuality heterosexuality Sexual attraction between a male and a female. (Compare bisexuality and homosexuality.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for heterosexuality heterosexuality [ hĕt′ə-rō-sĕk′shōō-ăl′ĭ-tē ] n. Erotic attraction, predisposition, or sexual behavior between persons of the opposite sex. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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