Meanings
adjectiveheteroerotic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to heterosexual desire or attraction.
The heteroerotic topos of the lover's fascinated gaze, drawn irresistibly to the face and especially the eyes of his beloved, is not hard to discern behind the parodic cruising of the Thieves.
2005, James L. Miller, Dante & the Unorthodox: the Aesthetics of Transgression, Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, page 216
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Origin
From hetero- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to sexual desire”).
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