non-homosexualadj.n.
/ˌnɒnhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/, /ˌnɒnhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌnɒnhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, /ˌnɒnhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/, /ˌnɒnhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌnɒnhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnˌ(h)oʊmoʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ A. adj.
Not homosexual; having a sexual orientation other than homosexual, spec. heterosexual. Cf. non-gay adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [adjective] > heterosexual
heterosex1913
normal1914
heterosexual1927
jam1930
hetero1933
het1939
straight1941
non-homosexual1942
hetero1949
1942 C. C. Fry & E. G. Rostow Mental Health in College iv. 156 In many instances..the distress experienced seemed to be related principally to the nature of the phantasy, this was also true in cases where the phantasy content was non-homosexual.
1959 Jrnl. Philos. 56 726 It may be that the relative incidence of condemnation and tolerance among the non-homosexual population is the same as..among the homosexual population.
2001 San Antonio (Texas) (Nexis) 7 Dec. 5 d The..jurors clearly rejected defense arguments that the slaying was the desperate action of a terrified, non-homosexual young man.
B. n.
A person who is not homosexual; spec. a heterosexual person. Cf. non-gay n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [noun] > person
heterosexual1892
normal1910
hetero1940
non-homosexual1960
straight1967
het1971
breeder1975
1960 G. Westwood Minority viii. 158 Eight of the twenty-four who regularly had non-homosexual partners found these men in bars..; this may be simply because that is where the contact would expect to find non-homosexuals.
1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 May b1 We are asked to accept not only personal preference, but also a public way of life that seems to some non-homosexuals to be incomprehensible, exclusionary, mocking of women.
2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 27 Mar. a16 The implication was that non-homosexuals were collectively guilty of Shepard's death through a politicized original sin.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1942