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HETEROSEXUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Synonyms:
heterosexual; heterosexual person; straight; straight person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("heterosexual" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
heterosexual (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
Classified under:
Similar:
straight (not homosexual)
Attribute:
sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)
Antonym:
bisexual (sexually attracted to both sexes)
homosexual (sexually attracted to members of your own sex)
Derivation:
heterosexual (a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)
heterosexuality (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex)
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