"heterosexual" meaning in English

See heterosexual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more heterosexual [comparative], most heterosexual [superlative]
Etymology: hetero- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-sexual}} hetero- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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 Translations (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex): heteroseksual [masculine] (Albanian), հետերոսեքսուալ (heterosekʿsual) (Armenian), տարասեռական (taraseṙakan) (Armenian), heteroseksual (Azerbaijani), heterosexual [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 異性戀的 (Chinese Mandarin), 异性恋的 (yìxìngliàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), kenreydhek (Cornish), heterosexuální (Czech), heteroseksuel (Danish), heteroseksueel (Dutch), aliseksema (Esperanto), malgeja (Esperanto), hinskyndur (Faroese), heteroseksuaalinen (Finnish), hétérosexuel (French), heterosexual [feminine, masculine] (Galician), ჰეტეროსექსუალი (heṭeroseksuali) (Georgian), heterosexuell (German), ετεροφυλόφιλος (eterofylófilos) (Greek), heteroszexuális (Hungarian), heterosexuala (Ido), heterosexual (Interlingua), heitrighnéasach (Irish), eterosessuale (Italian), 異性の (isei no) (alt: いせいの) (Japanese), гетеросексуалды (geteroseksualdy) (Kazakh), heteroseksual (Malay), hetracheintyssagh (Manx), taearo (Maori), taera tauaro (Maori), piri tauaro (Maori), piriaro (Maori), विषमलिंगी (viṣamliṅgī) (Marathi), دگرجنسگرا (degarjens-garâ) (Persian), heteroseksualny [masculine] (Polish), heterossexual [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), hétero (Portuguese), heterosexual (Romanian), гетеросексуа́льный (getɛrosɛksuálʹnyj) (Russian), натура́л (naturál) [masculine, noun] (Russian), гетеросексуал (geteroseksual) (Russian), iol-ghnèitheach (Scottish Gaelic), heterosexuálny (Slovak), heterosexual (Spanish), heterosexuell (Swedish), дигарҷинсгаро (digarjinsgaro) (Tajik), heteroseksüel (Turkish), dị tính luyến ái (alt: 異性戀愛) (Vietnamese), anghyfunryw (Welsh), gwahanrywiol (Welsh), heterorywiol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-heterosexual-en-adj-wpCTHYBy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms suffixed with -sexual Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 27 19 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 67 18 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sexual: 57 31 11 Disambiguation of 'sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex': 77 23 Disambiguation of 'sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex': 77 23
  2. (obsolete, medicine) Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-heterosexual-en-adj-2ZPySTA5 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heterosexual, breeder Hyponyms: heteroflexible, cishet Derived forms: antiheterosexual, heterosexuality, nonheterosexual Related terms: heterosocial, heteroerotic, heterogenital, heterosexual person
Coordinate_terms: sexual orientation [sexual-orientations, sexuality, lifestyle], asexual (alt: -ity, ace), bisexual (alt: -ity, bi), demisexual (alt: -ity, demi), graysexual (alt: -ity), homosexual (alt: -ity, gay, lesbian), omnisexual (alt: -ity), pansexual (alt: -ity, pan), plurisexual (alt: -ity), polysexual (alt: -ity), robosexual (alt: -ity), sapiosexual (alt: -ity), androsexual (alt: -ity), gynesexual (alt: -ity), vegansexual (alt: -ity), heteroromantic

Noun

IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ [General-American], /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav [Southern-England] Forms: heterosexuals [plural]
Etymology: hetero- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-sexual}} hetero- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterosexual (plural heterosexuals)
  1. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism. Synonyms (heterosexual person): straight [especially, in-plural], hetero, breeder [humorous, offensive, often] Translations (a heterosexual organism): heteroseksual [masculine] (Albanian), տարասեռական (taraseṙakan) (Armenian), heteroseksual (Azerbaijani), heterosexual [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), مێباز (mêbaz) [masculine] (Central Kurdish), نێرباز (nêrbaz) [feminine] (Central Kurdish), 異性戀者 (Chinese Mandarin), 异性恋者 (yìxìngliànzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), heterosexuál [masculine] (Czech), heteroseksuel (Danish), heteroseksueel [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), aliseksemulo [feminine, masculine] (Esperanto), aliseksemuliĉo [masculine, neologism] (Esperanto), aliseksemulino [feminine] (Esperanto), heteroseksuaal (Estonian), hetero (Estonian), vastassooihar (Estonian), heteroseksuaali (Finnish), hetero (Finnish), hétérosexuel (French), hétéro [masculine] (French), heterosexual [feminine, masculine] (Galician), hetero [masculine] (Galician), Heterosexueller [masculine] (German), Heterosexuelle [feminine] (German), Hetero [masculine] (German), anguteqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq [masculine] (Greenlandic), arnaqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq [feminine] (Greenlandic), heteroszexuális (Hungarian), heteró (Hungarian), heterosexualo (Ido), heteroseksual (Inari), hetero (Inari), heterosexual (Interlingua), heitrighnéasach [masculine] (Irish), díreach (Irish), eterosessuale [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 異性愛者 (iseiaisha) (alt: いせいあいしゃ) (Japanese), ヘテロ (hetero) (Japanese), ノンケの (nonke no) (Japanese), 이성애자 (iseong'aeja) (Korean), دگرجنسگرا (degarjens-gerâ) (Persian), هتروسکسوئل (heteroseksu'el) (Persian), hetero (Polish), heterossexual (Portuguese), hétero [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), heterosexual [masculine] (Romanian), heterosexuală [feminine] (Romanian), гетеросексуа́л (getɛrosɛksuál) [masculine] (Russian), натура́л (naturál) [masculine] (Russian), стрейт (strɛjt) [masculine] (Russian), heterofiila [Northern] (Sami jezik), heteroseksuála [Northern] (Sami jezik), hetero [Northern] (Sami jezik), iol-ghnèitheach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), heteroseksuaal (Skolt), hetero (Skolt), heterosexuál [masculine] (Slovak), heterosexuálka [feminine] (Slovak), heterosexual [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), hetero [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Spanish), hetero [neuter] (Swedish), дигарҷинсгаро (digarjinsgaro) (Tajik), heteroseksüel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-heterosexual-en-noun-cOhgx07Z Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 39 6 54

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
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          "roman": "viṣamliṅgī",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "degarjens-garâ",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
          "word": "دگرجنسگرا"
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          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
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          "word": "heterossexual"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
          "word": "hétero"
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          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
          "word": "heterosexual"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "getɛrosɛksuálʹnyj",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
          "word": "гетеросексуа́льный"
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          "roman": "naturál",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "geteroseksual",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
          "word": "iol-ghnèitheach"
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          "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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      "links": [
        [
          "Sexually",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "attracted",
          "attracted"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "opposite",
          "opposite"
        ],
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "en:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, medicine) Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "straight"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "other-sex"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:heterosexual",
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:heterosexual",
      "word": "breeder"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "heterosekʿsual",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "հետերոսեքսուալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "taraseṙakan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "տարասեռական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "異性戀的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìxìngliàn de",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "异性恋的"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "kenreydhek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexuální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "aliseksema"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "malgeja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "hinskyndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksuaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "hétérosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "heṭeroseksuali",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "ჰეტეროსექსუალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eterofylófilos",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "ετεροφυλόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroszexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexuala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heitrighnéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "eterosessuale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いせいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "isei no",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "異性の"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "geteroseksualdy",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "гетеросексуалды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "hetracheintyssagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "taearo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "taera tauaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "piri tauaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "piriaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "viṣamliṅgī",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "विषमलिंगी"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "degarjens-garâ",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "دگرجنسگرا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heteroseksualny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "hétero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "getɛrosɛksuálʹnyj",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "гетеросексуа́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naturál",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "натура́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "geteroseksual",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "гетеросексуал"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "iol-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexuálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterosexuell"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "digarjinsgaro",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "дигарҷинсгаро"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heteroseksüel"
    },
    {
      "alt": "異性戀愛",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "dị tính luyến ái"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "anghyfunryw"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "gwahanrywiol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex",
      "word": "heterorywiol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heterosexual"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "homosexual"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English 6-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English hybridisms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with hetero-",
    "English terms suffixed with -sexual",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "es:Sexual orientations",
    "es:Sexuality"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hetero-",
        "3": "-sexual"
      },
      "expansion": "hetero- + -sexual",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "hetero- + -sexual.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heterosexuals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "heterosexual (plural heterosexuals)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heterosexual",
          "#Adjective"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "heterosexual person",
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "in-plural"
      ],
      "word": "straight"
    },
    {
      "sense": "heterosexual person",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "sense": "heterosexual person",
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "offensive",
        "often"
      ],
      "word": "breeder"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "taraseṙakan",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "տարասեռական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "異性戀者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìxìngliànzhě",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "异性恋者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexuál"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heteroseksueel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aliseksemulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "aliseksemuliĉo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aliseksemulino"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksuaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "vastassooihar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksuaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hétérosexuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hétéro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heterosexueller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Heterosexuelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anguteqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arnaqatiginngisaminik atoqateqartartoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroszexuális"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteró"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heterosexualo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heitrighnéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "díreach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eterosessuale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いせいあいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iseiaisha",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "異性愛者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hetero",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "ヘテロ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nonke no",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "ノンケの"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "iseong'aeja",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "이성애자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "mêbaz",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مێباز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nêrbaz",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نێرباز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "degarjens-gerâ",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "دگرجنسگرا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "heteroseksu'el",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "هتروسکسوئل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heterossexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hétero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexuală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "getɛrosɛksuál",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гетеросексуа́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naturál",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "натура́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strɛjt",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стрейт"
    },
    {
      "code": "smn",
      "lang": "Inari",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksual"
    },
    {
      "code": "smn",
      "lang": "Inari",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Sami jezik",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "heterofiila"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Sami jezik",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "heteroseksuála"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Sami jezik",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksuaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iol-ghnèitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexuál"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexuálka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heterosexual"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hetero"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "digarjinsgaro",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "дигарҷинсгаро"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a heterosexual organism",
      "word": "heteroseksüel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heterosexual"
}

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