Meanings
nounheterosexuality (usually uncountable, plural heterosexualities)
plural heterosexualities
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
- uncountableusuallySexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Narrower
nouna sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
Similar
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans heteroseksualiteit
- heteroseksualiteitheterosexual orientation
Arabic مُغَايَرَة, هيتيروسكسوالية
- مُغَايَرَة (muḡāyara)heterosexual orientation
- هيتيروسكسوالية (hītīrūsiksuwāliyya)heterosexual orientation
- مُغَايَرَة جِنْسِيّةheterosexual orientation
Bulgarian хетеросексуа́лност, пра́ва резба́
- хетеросексуа́лност (heteroseksuálnost)heterosexual orientation
- пра́ва резба́ (práva rezbá)heterosexual orientation
Catalan heterosexualitat
- heterosexualitatheterosexual orientation
Chinese Mandarin 異性戀 /异性恋
- 異性戀 /异性恋 (yìxìngliàn)heterosexual orientation
Czech heterosexualita
- heterosexualitaheterosexual orientation
Dutch heteroseksualiteit
- heteroseksualiteitheterosexual orientation
Esperanto aliseksemo
- aliseksemoheterosexual orientation
Finnish heterous, heteroseksuaalisuus
- heterousheterosexual orientation
- heteroseksuaalisuusheterosexual orientation
French hétérosexualité
- hétérosexualitéheterosexual orientation
German Heterosexualität
- Heterosexualitätheterosexual orientation
Hebrew הטרוסקסואליות
- הטרוסקסואליות (heteroseksualiot)heterosexual orientation
Hindi विषमलैंगिकता
- विषमलैंगिकता (viṣamlaiṅgiktā)heterosexual orientation
Hungarian heteroszexualitás
- heteroszexualitásheterosexual orientation
Indonesian heteroseksualitas
- heteroseksualitasheterosexual orientation
Italian eterosessualità
- eterosessualitàheterosexual orientation
Persian دگرجنسگرایی
- دگرجنسگرایی (degar-jens-garâyi)heterosexual orientation
Polish heteroseksualizm
- heteroseksualizmheterosexual orientation
Portuguese heterossexualidade
- heterossexualidadeheterosexual orientation
Romanian heterosexualitate
- heterosexualitateheterosexual orientation
Russian гетеросексуа́льность
- гетеросексуа́льность (geteroseksuálʹnostʹ)heterosexual orientation
Slovak heterosexualita
- heterosexualitaheterosexual orientation
Spanish heterosexualidad
- heterosexualidadheterosexual orientation
Swedish heterosexualitet
- heterosexualitetheterosexual orientation
Tamil எதிர்பாலீர்ப்பு, எதிர்பால்சேர்க்கை
- எதிர்பாலீர்ப்பு (etirpālīrppu)heterosexual orientation
- எதிர்பால்சேர்க்கை (etirpālcērkkai)heterosexual orientation
Thai รักต่างเพศ
- รักต่างเพศ (rák dàang pêt)heterosexual orientation
Turkish heteroseksüellik
- heteroseksüellikheterosexual orientation
Yiddish העטראָסעקסואַליטעט
- העטראָסעקסואַליטעט (hetroseksualitet)heterosexual orientation
Cite this entry
APA
heterosexuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosexuality
MLA
“heterosexuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosexuality. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterosexuality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosexuality.
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