heterosexual

See also: heterosexuál

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -sexual.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/

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, other-sex

Hyponyms

• heteroflexible
• cishet

Coordinate terms

• (sexual orientations) sexual orientation; asexual (-ity, ace), bisexual (-ity, bi), demisexual (-ity), graysexual (-ity), heterosexual (-ity, straight), homosexual (-ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (-ity), pansexual (-ity, pan), plurisexual (-ity), polysexual (-ity), robosexual (-ity), sapiosexual (-ity), androsexual (-ity), gynesexual (-ity)
• heteroromantic

Related terms

• heterosocial
• heteroerotic

Translations

sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

• Albanian: heteroseksual m
• Armenian: հետերոսեքսուալ (heterosekʿsual), տարասեռական (taraseṙakan)
• Azerbaijani: heteroseksual
• Catalan: heterosexual (ca)
• Chinese:

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

• Cornish: kenreydhek
• Czech: heterosexuální (cs)
• Danish: heteroseksuel
• Dutch: heteroseksueel (nl)
• Esperanto: aliseksema (eo)
• Faroese: hinskyndur
• Finnish: heteroseksuaalinen
• French: hétérosexuel (fr)
• Galician: heterosexual (gl)
• Georgian: ჰეტეროსექსუალი (heṭeroseksuali)
• German: heterosexuell (de)
• Hungarian: heteroszexuális (hu)
• Ido: heterosexuala (io)

• Interlingua: heterosexual
• Irish: heitrighnéasach
• Italian: eterosessuale (it)
• Japanese: 異性の (ja) (いせいの, isei no)
• Malay: heteroseksual
• Manx: hetracheintyssagh
• Persian: دگرجنس‌گرا‎‎ (fa) (degarjens-garâ)
• Polish: heteroseksualny (pl) m
• Portuguese: heterossexual (pt), hétero
• Romanian: heterosexual
• Russian: гетеросексуа́льный (ru) (getɛrosɛksuálʹnyj), натура́л (ru) m (naturál) (noun)
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-ghnèitheach
• Spanish: heterosexual (es)
• Swedish: heterosexuell (sv)
• Tajik: дигарҷинсгаро (tg) (digarjinsgaro)
• Turkish: heteroseksüel (tr)
• Vietnamese: dị tính luyến ái
• Welsh: anghyfunryw, gwahanrywiol, 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 m
• Armenian: տարասեռական (taraseṙakan)
• Azerbaijani: heteroseksual
• Chinese:

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

• Czech: heterosexuál (cs) m
• Danish: heteroseksuel
• Dutch: heteroseksueel (nl) m, f
• Esperanto: aliseksemulo (eo) (male or female), aliseksemuliĉo (male, neologism), aliseksemulino (eo) (female)
• Estonian: heteroseksuaal, hetero, vastassooihar
• Finnish: heteroseksuaali (fi), hetero (fi)
• French: hétérosexuel (fr), hétéro (fr) m
• German: Heterosexueller (de) m, Heterosexuelle (de) f, Hetero m
• Greenlandic: anguteqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq (male), arnaqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq (female)
• Hungarian: heteroszexuális (hu), heteró
• Ido: heterosexualo (io)
• Interlingua: heterosexual

• Irish: heitrighnéasach m, díreach
• Italian: eterosessuale (it) m, f
• Japanese: 異性愛者 (いせいあいしゃ, iseiaisha), ヘテロ (hetero), ノンケの (nonke no)
• Korean: 이성애자 (ko) (iseongaeja)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: مێباز‎‎ (male), نێرباز‎‎ (female)

• Northern Sami: heterofiila, heteroseksuála
• Persian: دگرجنس‌گرا‎‎ (fa) (degarjens-gerâ), هتروسکسوئل‎‎ (heteroseksuel)
• Polish: hetero
• Portuguese: heterossexual (pt), hétero m, f
• Romanian: heterosexual m, heterosexuală f
• Russian: гетеросексуа́л (ru) m (getɛrosɛksuál), натура́л (ru) m (naturál), стрейт (ru) m (strɛjt)
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-ghnèitheach m
• Spanish: heterosexual (es) m, f, hetero m
• Swedish: hetero (sv) n
• Tajik: дигарҷинсгаро (tg) (digarjinsgaro)
• Turkish: heteroseksüel (tr)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.tə.ɾo.sək.suˈal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ə.tə.ɾu.sək.suˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.te.ɾo.sek.suˈal/

Adjective

heterosexual (masculine and feminine plural heterosexuals)

1. heterosexual

Noun

heterosexual m, f (plural heterosexuals)

1. heterosexual

Related terms

• heterosexualitat

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Romanian

Etymology

From French hétérosexuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhe.te.ro.sek.suˈal/

Adjective

heterosexual m, n (feminine singular heterosexuală, masculine plural heterosexuali, feminine and neuter plural heterosexuale)

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, feminine equivalent heterosexuală)

1. a heterosexual

Declension

declension of heterosexual

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) heterosexual	heterosexualul	(niște) heterosexuali	heterosexualii
genitive/dative	(unui) heterosexual	heterosexualului	(unor) heterosexuali	heterosexualilor
vocative	heterosexualule		heterosexualilor

Related terms

• heterosexualitate

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Spanish

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ sexual.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

heterosexual (plural heterosexuales)

1. heterosexual

Noun

heterosexual m, f (plural heterosexuales)

1. heterosexual

Antonyms

• homosexual

Related terms

• heterosexualidad