"hetero" meaning in English

See hetero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/ [General-American], /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hetero.wav Forms: more hetero [comparative], most hetero [superlative]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ Etymology: Clipped from heterosexual. Head templates: {{en-adj}} hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)
  1. (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person. Tags: informal Synonyms (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder
    Sense id: en-hetero-en-adj-8uNV7SFJ

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/ [General-American], /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hetero.wav Forms: heteros [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ Etymology: Clipped from heterosexual. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hetero (plural heteros)
  1. (informal) A heterosexual person. Tags: informal Derived forms: hetero-fascism, heteronormativity, heterosexism Translations (heterosexual person): hetero [common-gender] (Danish), heteroseksueel [masculine] (Dutch), hetero (Finnish), hétéro (French), Hetero [feminine, masculine] (German), Hetera [also, feminine] (German), hétero [masculine, plural, singular] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-hetero-en-noun-IkDMLjIu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68

Inflected forms

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      "word": "gay"
    },
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “heterosexual”",
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    },
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        },
        {
          "sense": "heterosexual",
          "word": "heterosexual"
        },
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          "sense": "heterosexual",
          "word": "straight"
        },
        {
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          "word": "breeder"
        }
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          "word": "hetero-fascism"
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        "(informal) A heterosexual person."
      ],
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          "sense": "heterosexual person",
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          "sense": "heterosexual person",
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          "sense": "heterosexual person",
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          "sense": "heterosexual person",
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