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HETEROSEXUAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

Synonyms:

heterosexual; heterosexual person; straight; straight person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("heterosexual" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

heterosexual (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

straight (not homosexual)

Attribute:

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Antonym:

bisexual (sexually attracted to both sexes)

homosexual (sexually attracted to members of your own sex)

Derivation:

heterosexual (a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)

heterosexuality (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex)

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