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heterosociality

noun

Social interaction between men and women.

Opposite

First used 20th c.Scrabble 23

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Meanings

nounheterosociality (uncountable)

uncountablehuman sciencesSocial interaction between men and women.First known use 20th c.
Potkay is noticing much the same thing, I suspect, when he opposes the polite heterosociality of eighteenth-century conversation, […]
2013, Chris Mounsey, Developments in the Histories of Sexualities, →ISBN, page 245
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Gagnon (1990; Gagnon & Simon, 1973) proposed important and relevant differences in sexual scripts stemming from women's socialisation into heterosociality before heterosexuality, in contrast to men's socialisation into masturbation and heterosexuality before heterosociality.
2002, Barrie Gunter, Media Sex: What are the Issues?, →ISBN, page 67

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

From hetero- + sociality.

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Translations

French hétérosocialité

hétérosocialitésociality with members of the opposite sex

Greek ετεροκοινωνικότητα

ετεροκοινωνικότητα (eterokoinonikótita)sociality with members of the opposite sex

Polish heterospołeczność

heterospołecznośćsociality with members of the opposite sex

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APA

heterosociality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosociality

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“heterosociality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosociality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterosociality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterosociality.

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