heterosexual
A heterosexual person is attracted to people of the opposite sex. Boys who like girls and women who like men are heterosexual.
Being heterosexual has long been considered “normal” in our society. When you think of a married couple or parents, it’s usually been a man and woman — in other words, a heterosexual couple. However, being heterosexual is only one sexual orientation. Other people are gay, or homosexual. Our culture is slowly starting to accept that heterosexuality isn’t the only acceptable sexual orientation. Another word for heterosexual is straight.
Definitions of heterosexual
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a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
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synonyms:
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sexually attracted exclusively to members of the opposite sex
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Synonyms:
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straight
not homosexual
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Antonyms:
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homosexual
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
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bisexual
sexually attracted to both sexes
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gay, homophile, queer
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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homoerotic
of or concerning homosexual love
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lesbian, sapphic
of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
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paederastic, pederastic
of homosexuality between a man and a boy
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transgender, transgendered
involving a partial or full reversal of gender
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transsexual
overwhelmingly desirous of being, or completely identifying with, the opposite sex
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transvestic, transvestite
receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
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straight
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