Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.
- adjective Of or relating to different sexes.
- noun A heterosexual person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to the opposite sex.
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- adjective
Sexually attracted tomembers of theopposite sex . - noun A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Etymologies
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Examples
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As an analogy, would you agree that a person who self-identifies as a heterosexual and honestly admits to being attracted to the opposite sex (think chest-pounding male) has the propensity to engage in heterosexual acts?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? 2010
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"There are people who have never heard the word 'heterosexual,'" Dr. Sell says.
Reliable Tally of Gay Population Proves Elusive Carl Bialik 2011
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She notes, for example, that the word "heterosexual" didn't come into use until a little over a century ago.
NYT > Home Page By ANAHAD O'CONNOR 2012
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Yeah, because children never engage in heterosexual child sex play.
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MSM are very vulnerable to being infected with HIV and are more likely to transmit it than those engaging solely in heterosexual relationships.
Global Voices in English » Africa: Bloggers Discuss HIV/AIDS among gay African men 2009
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I don't know if there is any redemption in heterosexual love here but you see a woman and a man making love.
Brad Balfour: Exclusive Q&A: Director Gaspar Noe's View of The Cusp of Death As Detailed in Enter The Void Brad Balfour 2010
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I don't know if there is any redemption in heterosexual love here but you see a woman and a man making love.
Brad Balfour: Exclusive Q&A: Director Gaspar Noe's View of The Cusp of Death As Detailed in Enter The Void Brad Balfour 2010
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So when you have your hypothetical motel, do you ask all comers if they engage in heterosexual sodomy, and whether they plan to do so?
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I don't know if there is any redemption in heterosexual love here but you see a woman and a man making love.
Brad Balfour: Exclusive Q&A: Director Gaspar Noe's View of The Cusp of Death As Detailed in Enter The Void Brad Balfour 2010
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Even among the Modern American Conservatives, a tribe not known for its self-awareness, no young man claiming to be heterosexual is going to publish a memoir where finding out a potential sexual partner has taken intelligent precautions against pregnancy is a boner-killer.
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