"heterosexual" meaning in All languages combined

See heterosexual on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [US], /ˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav [UK] Forms: heterosexual [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: hetero- + -sexual Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone who is heterosexual is attracted to people of the opposite sex. That means a heterosexual man is attracted to women, and a heterosexual woman is attracted to men. Synonyms: breeder, hetero
    Sense id: simple-heterosexual-en-adj-3ysOI3AN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [US], /ˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heterosexual.wav [UK] Forms: heterosexual [singular], heterosexuals [plural]
Etymology: hetero- + -sexual Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. someone who is heterosexual
    Sense id: simple-heterosexual-en-noun-H80RXQrA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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