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other-sex

other-sex adjective: of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.

Adjective

other-sex (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
    • A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions.2009, Harry T. Reis, Susan Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships

Antonyms of other-sex

Origin of other-sex

From other + sex, modelled after same-sex.

Questions about other-sex

What does other-sex mean?
Other-sex means of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
What part of speech is other-sex?
Other-sex is an adjective.

Words near other-sex in the dictionary

  1. other woman
  2. other women
  3. other world
  4. other worlds
  5. other'n
  6. other-sex
  7. other-sexual
  8. other-space
  9. other-times
  10. other-worldish
  11. other-worldliness

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