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HETEROSEXUALITY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does heterosexuality mean?

• HETEROSEXUALITY (noun)
The noun HETEROSEXUALITY has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: HETEROSEXUALITY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HETEROSEXUALITY (noun)

Sense 1

heterosexuality ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

heterosexualism; heterosexuality; straightness

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

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

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