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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
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
heterosexual (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex)
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