heteroerotic

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English

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Etymology

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From hetero- (“other”) +‎ erotic (“pertaining to sexual desire”).

Adjective

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heteroerotic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction.
    • 2005, James L. Miller, Dante & the Unorthodox: the Aesthetics of Transgression, Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, page 216:
      The heteroerotic topos of the lover's fascinated gaze, drawn irresistibly to the face and especially the eyes of his beloved, is not hard to discern behind the parodic cruising of the Thieves.

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References

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  • 2007, Curt Boenheim, Introduction to Present Day Psychology, Read Books, page 59
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