heterosexuality
heterosexuality noun: the state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
Noun
heterosexuality (usually uncountable, plural heterosexualities)
- The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
- Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
heterosexuality meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
heterosexuality in Hindi
- heterosexual orientation
- विषमलैंगिकता viṣamlaiṅgiktā
heterosexuality in Tamil
- heterosexual orientation
- எதிர்பாலீர்ப்பு etirpālīrppu, எதிர்பால்சேர்க்கை etirpālcērkkai
heterosexuality in Bengali
- heterosexuality
- বিষমকামিতা bishômôkamita
heterosexuality in Kannada
- ಮರುಗುರ್ತದ ಒಲುಮೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- heterosexuality in Arabic
- مُغَايَرَة muḡāyara, هيتيروسكسوالية hītīrūsiksuwāliyya, مُغَايَرَة جِنْسِيّة
- heterosexuality in Indonesian
- heteroseksualitas
- heterosexuality in Persian
- دگرجنسگرایی degar-jens-garâyi
- heterosexuality in Thai
- รักต่างเพศ rák dàang pêt
Antonyms of heterosexuality
Forms of heterosexuality
| plural | heterosexualities |
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Origin of heterosexuality
From heterosexual + -ity or hetero- + sexuality.
Words formed from heterosexuality
Questions about heterosexuality
- What does heterosexuality mean?
- Heterosexuality means the state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
- What is heterosexuality in Hindi?
- Heterosexuality in Hindi is विषमलैंगिकता (viṣamlaiṅgiktā). See Heterosexuality meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is heterosexuality?
- Heterosexuality is a noun.
- What is the plural of heterosexuality?
- The plural of heterosexuality is heterosexualities.
Words near heterosexuality in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: heterosexuality (page history and authors); বিষমকামিতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); heterosexuality (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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