heterosexual

English

Etymology

hetero- +‎ sexual

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌhetəɹəˈsekʃuəl/

Adjective

heterosexual (comparative more heterosexual, superlative most heterosexual)

1. Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

Synonyms

• (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex): straight, hetero

Hyponyms

• heteroflexible

Coordinate terms

• (of humans): homosexual, bisexual, asexual

Translations

sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

• Albanian: heteroseksual (sq) m
• Armenian: հետերոսեքսուալ (hy) (heterosekʿsual)
• Azeri: heteroseksual (az)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 異性戀的 (cmn), 异性恋的 (cmn) (yìxìngliàn de)

• Cornish: kenreydhek (kw)
• Czech: heterosexuální (cs)
• Danish: heteroseksuel (da)
• Dutch: heteroseksueel (nl)
• Finnish: heteroseksuaalinen, hetero-
• French: hétérosexuel (fr)
• Georgian: ჰეტეროსექსუალი (ka) (heterosek’suali)
• German: heterosexuell (de)
• Hungarian: heteroszexuális (hu)
• Interlingua: heterosexual (ia)
• Irish: heitrighnéasach (ga)

• Italian: eterosessuale (it)
• Japanese: 異性の (ja) (いせいの, isei-no)
• Manx: hetracheintyssagh (gv)
• Persian: دگرجنس‌گرا (fa)
• Polish: heteroseksualny m
• Portuguese: heterossexual (pt), hetero (pt)
• Romanian: heterosexual (ro)
• Russian: гетеросексуальный (ru) (getɛrosɛksuál'nyj), (noun) натурал (ru) (naturál) m
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-ghnèitheach (gd)
• Spanish: heterosexual (es)
• Swedish: heterosexuell (sv)
• Tajik: дигарҷинсгаро (tg) (digarjinsgaro)
• Turkish: heteroseksüel (tr)
• Welsh: anghyfunryw (cy), gwahanrywiol (cy), heterorywiol (cy)

Noun

heterosexual (plural heterosexuals)

1. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

Synonyms

• (heterosexual person): straight (especially in the plural), hetero, breeder (humorous, often offensive)

Antonyms

• homosexual

Translations

a heterosexual organism

• Albanian: heteroseksual (sq) m
• Azeri: heteroseksual (az)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 異性戀者 (cmn), 异性恋者 (cmn) (yìxìngliànzhě)

• Czech: heterosexuál (cs) m
• Danish: heteroseksuel (da)
• Dutch: heteroseksueel (nl) m and f
• Finnish: heteroseksuaali (fi), hetero (fi)
• French: hétérosexuel (fr)
• German: Heterosexueller (de) m, Heterosexuelle (de) f
• Hungarian: heteroszexuális (hu)
• Interlingua: heterosexual (ia)
• Irish: heitrighnéasach (ga) m

• Italian: eterosessuale (it) m and f
• Japanese: 異性愛者 (ja) (いせいあいしゃ, iseiaisha)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: مێباز (male), نێرباز (female)

• Persian: دگرجنس‌گرا (fa) (degarjens-garâ)
• Portuguese: heterossexual (pt), hetero (pt) m and f
• Romanian: heterosexual m, heterosexuală f
• Russian: гетеросексуал (ru) (getɛrosɛksuál) m, натурал (ru) (naturál) m
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-ghnèitheach (gd) m
• Spanish: heterosexual (es) m and f
• Swedish: hetero (sv) n
• Tajik: дигарҷинсгаро (tg) (digarjinsgaro)
• Turkish: heteroseksüel (tr)

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Catalan

Adjective

heterosexual m, f (masculine and feminine plural heterosexuals)

1. heterosexual

Noun

heterosexual m, f (plural heterosexuals)

1. heterosexual

Related terms

• heterosexualitat

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Romanian

Etymology

French hétérosexuel

Pronunciation

• IPA: [heteroseksuˈal]

Adjective

heterosexual ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. heterosexual

Declension

declension of heterosexual

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	heterosexual		heterosexuală	heterosexuali	heterosexuale
	definite	heterosexualul		heterosexuala	heterosexualii	heterosexualele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	heterosexual		heterosexuale	heterosexuali	heterosexuale
	definite	heterosexualului		heterosexualei	heterosexualilor	heterosexualelor

Noun

heterosexual m (plural heterosexuali)

1. a heterosexual

Declension

declension of heterosexual

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un heterosexual	heterosexualul	niște heterosexuali	heterosexualii
genitive/dative	unui heterosexual	heterosexualului	unor heterosexuali	heterosexualilor

Related terms

• heterosexualitate

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Spanish

Etymology

hetero- + sexual

Adjective

heterosexual m and f (plural heterosexuales)

1. heterosexual

Noun

heterosexual m and f (plural heterosexuales)

1. heterosexual

Antonyms

• homosexual

Related terms

• heterosexualidad