opposite sex

noun

Women in relation to men or men in relation to women.

“He doesn't believe opposite sex friendships are possible.”

Opposite
same sex
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Meanings

nounthe opposite sex
  1. Women in relation to men or men in relation to women.
  2. attributiveHeterosexual, or otherwise relating to a relationship between a woman and a man.

    He doesn't believe opposite sex friendships are possible.

    1 more example

    The divorce rate for opposite sex marriages is increasing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
same sex

Translations

Arabic الْجِنْس الْآخَر
  • الْجِنْس الْآخَر (al-jins al-ʔāḵar)the other gender to which one is referring
Bulgarian противополо́жен пол
  • противополо́жен пол (protivopolóžen pol)the other gender to which one is referring
Chinese Mandarin 異性 /异性
  • 異性 /异性 (yìxìng)the other gender to which one is referring
Czech opačné pohlaví
  • opačné pohlavíthe other gender to which one is referring
Danish modsatte køn
  • modsatte kønthe other gender to which one is referring
Dutch andere geslacht
  • andere geslachtthe other gender to which one is referring
Estonian astassugupool
  • astassugupoolthe other gender to which one is referring
Finnish vastakkainen sukupuoli
  • vastakkainen sukupuolithe other gender to which one is referring
French sexe opposé
  • sexe opposéthe other gender to which one is referring
German anderes Geschlecht
  • anderes Geschlechtthe other gender to which one is referring
Italian sesso opposto
  • sesso oppostothe other gender to which one is referring
Japanese 異性
  • 異性 (isei)the other gender to which one is referring
Korean 이성
  • 이성 (iseong)the other gender to which one is referring
Persian جنس مخالف
  • جنس مخالف (jens-e moxâlef)the other gender to which one is referring
Polish płeć przeciwna
  • płeć przeciwnathe other gender to which one is referring
Portuguese sexo oposto
  • sexo opostothe other gender to which one is referring
Russian противополо́жный пол
  • противополо́жный пол (protivopolóžnyj pol)the other gender to which one is referring
Slovak opačné pohlavie
  • opačné pohlaviethe other gender to which one is referring
Spanish sexo opuesto
  • sexo opuestothe other gender to which one is referring
Swedish motsatt kön
  • motsatt könthe other gender to which one is referring
Thai เพศตรงข้าม
  • เพศตรงข้าม (pâyt dtrong kâam)the other gender to which one is referring
Turkish karşı cins
  • karşı cinsthe other gender to which one is referring
Ukrainian протиле́жна стать
  • протиле́жна стать (protyléžna statʹ)the other gender to which one is referring
Cite this entry
APA

opposite sex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposite%20sex

MLA

“opposite sex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposite%20sex. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opposite sex,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposite%20sex.

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