heterosexuality

het·er·o·sex·u·al·i·ty

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [het-er-uh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, esp. British, -seks-yoo-]
- /ˌhɛt ər əˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, esp. British, -ˌsɛks yu-/
- /ˌhet.ər.əˈsek.sjʊ.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-er-uh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, esp. British, -seks-yoo-]
- /ˌhɛt ər əˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, esp. British, -ˌsɛks yu-/

Definitions of heterosexuality word

noun heterosexuality sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex. 1
noun heterosexuality The state of being emotionally or sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. 1
noun heterosexuality attraction to the opposite sex 1
noun heterosexuality sexual attraction to or sexual relations with a person or persons of the opposite sex 0

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Origin of heterosexuality

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; hetero- + sexuality

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Parts of speech for Heterosexuality

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterosexuality

heterosexuality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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