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Definition of heterosexual in English: heterosexualadjective hɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəlˌhɛdərəˈsɛkʃ(u)əl 1(of a person) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. Example sentencesExamples - If the relationship is allowed to develop, your friend will most likely find out soon enough whether or not this gentleman is heterosexual.
- Sexual orientation was assessed by asking interviewees whether they are heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual.
- As a result, I am more in touch with my own sexuality than most heterosexual people could even come close to achieving.
- It's true, heterosexual people have so much certainty about themselves.
- Gay men are now more likely to practice safer sex than heterosexual men.
- He says his doctors automatically assume he's heterosexual when they learn he's married.
- The other students, straight male heterosexual students, make fun of him but I know deep inside that they like him.
- In the United States lesbians and single heterosexual women generally have full access to fertility treatments.
- It found no meaningful differences between children raised by gay parents and those raised by heterosexual parents.
- The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is growing rapidly among heterosexual women.
- There are few things more intimidating to most heterosexual men than a gay man who is attracted to them.
- A new study finds that lesbians earn more than straight women while heterosexual men earn more than their gay counterparts.
- This is why heterosexual people have sex even if they don't want - or can't have - children.
- Experts expect that employers who offer benefits to spouses of heterosexual employees will cover same sex spouses too.
- He compares these thoughts to the temptations that married heterosexual men have for women other than their wives.
- The Globe company needs to experiment with casting actors who are androgynous enough to be sexually alluring to heterosexual men.
- Teenage heterosexual boys, these mothers know, are bound to bring heartache.
- Most of the couples probably value marriage more than the average heterosexual couple because it's been denied them.
- In everyday society we do not dwell on a heterosexual person's bedroom habits.
- Gloria is heterosexual but says she enjoys holding hands, cuddling, and kissing with women.
- 1.1 Involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the opposite sex.
heterosexual relationships Example sentencesExamples - Unwanted sexual experiences are common in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
- Lesbian and gay relationships can be as nurturing and monogamous as heterosexual relationships.
- Thus developmental sequence, not age cohort, best predicted heterosexual romantic and sexual involvement.
- Issues surrounding trust and commitment may interfere with condom use in some heterosexual relationships.
- I'm also proud of the fact that I'm in a monogamous, heterosexual relationship with my soul mate, who happens to be in the form of a man.
- If you are gay, and in a relationship, wouldn't you like it to be public knowledge, just as heterosexual de facto relationships are.
- When it came to benefits, those in heterosexual relationships were treated as a couple and got less than they would have if they were treated as two individuals.
- And of course in all this, in heterosexual relationships, contraception tends to fall to the woman to sort out.
- There is ample evidence to show that sexual aggression is a serious problem in heterosexual relationships.
- Compared to most of the heterosexual relationships in the film, however, even a tragic lesbian relationship looks appealing.
- This article focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships.
- Take a situation where, after the break up of a heterosexual relationship, there are frozen, fertilised eggs and the woman wants to use them to have a child on her own.
- Davies, who was in a heterosexual common-law relationship for 24 years, has long been a supporter of gay and lesbian rights.
- He was in a stable heterosexual relationship with his partner of over five years and denied being an injecting drug user.
- Men in a heterosexual relationship who also are engaging in sex with other men may not identify themselves as bisexual or homosexual.
- The majority of these cases of heterosexual transmission resulted from sexual contact with a partner who was an intravenous drug user.
- Therefore, if I were in a committed heterosexual relationship, with no desire to get married, I might well have a legitimate grievance at that stage.
- The data presented here are part of a larger study developing methods to assess power and gender roles in heterosexual relationships.
- Those who reported heterosexual sexual relationships were also likely to report heterosexual romantic relationships.
- All the principles we would use to evaluate a heterosexual relationship we would also use to evaluate a homosexual one.
noun hɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəlˌhɛdərəˈsɛkʃ(u)əl A heterosexual person. Example sentencesExamples - These correlations suggest a variety of influences on heterosexuals ' attitudes.
- In Denmark, the gay divorce rate is one-fifth of the divorce rate for heterosexuals.
- However, to brand heterosexuals and lesbians as somehow naturally more monogamous is misleading.
- Even heterosexuals are showing greater skepticism about relationships and marriage.
- Talking about homosexuality is easier for heterosexuals than talking about adultery or divorce.
- All available mainstream studies show that homosexuals are no better and no worse at raising children than are heterosexuals.
- In practice, lesbians tend to be more faithful than heterosexuals are.
- Many bisexuals experience hostility not only from heterosexuals but also from gay people.
- Around half the cases in Swindon are in gay men, while the rest are heterosexuals of both genders.
- It seems as if heterosexuals are willing to tolerate homosexuals, but only from a position of power.
- We believe that gays and lesbians should have the same rights as heterosexuals.
- Clearly they assign a greater significance to marriage than considering it just a civil contract, as do most heterosexuals.
- They think marriage is a good idea for heterosexuals but don't support it as much for gay men.
- This would allow same sex couples as well as heterosexuals, to announce their commitment to another person for an agreed length of time.
- That lesson is now spreading across the country, as more and more heterosexuals stand up for gay marriage.
- It's high time we rid ourselves of the myth that professional sport is somehow the almost exclusive preserve of heterosexuals.
- Such a law requires the government itself to treat gays the same as heterosexuals.
- It is well-known that some people choose to have sex in public places but this is the case for heterosexuals and lesbians as well as gay men.
- Clearly, some gays are unsuitable parents, but plenty of heterosexuals are no great shakes as mummies and daddies.
- It's true, lots of heterosexuals constantly make a big fuss about their sexuality in the workplace.
Derivatives adverb In particular, people who are at least in some measure attracted to both sexes may be seen as having a bisexual sexual orientation, but they may choose to behave heterosexually, homosexually, or bisexually. Example sentencesExamples - The majority of the sample were heterosexually active at the time of the study, and were involved in monogamous sexual relationships with an average duration of 2.45 years.
- Figures released by the National Disease Surveillance Centre show that over half of the 399 new infections recorded were heterosexually acquired.
- These problems are not considered in press reports that simply repeat the mantra that HIV in Africa is heterosexually transmitted.
- In 2000, among young women aged 13 to 24 years, 45% of all AIDS cases reported were acquired heterosexually and 11% were acquired through injection drug use.
Rhymes asexual, bisexual, homosexual, psychosexual, sexual, transsexual, unisexual Definition of heterosexual in US English: heterosexualadjectiveˌhedərəˈsekSH(o͞o)əlˌhɛdərəˈsɛkʃ(u)əl 1(of a person) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. Example sentencesExamples - He compares these thoughts to the temptations that married heterosexual men have for women other than their wives.
- If the relationship is allowed to develop, your friend will most likely find out soon enough whether or not this gentleman is heterosexual.
- Experts expect that employers who offer benefits to spouses of heterosexual employees will cover same sex spouses too.
- There are few things more intimidating to most heterosexual men than a gay man who is attracted to them.
- The Globe company needs to experiment with casting actors who are androgynous enough to be sexually alluring to heterosexual men.
- It's true, heterosexual people have so much certainty about themselves.
- In everyday society we do not dwell on a heterosexual person's bedroom habits.
- This is why heterosexual people have sex even if they don't want - or can't have - children.
- As a result, I am more in touch with my own sexuality than most heterosexual people could even come close to achieving.
- He says his doctors automatically assume he's heterosexual when they learn he's married.
- Gay men are now more likely to practice safer sex than heterosexual men.
- The other students, straight male heterosexual students, make fun of him but I know deep inside that they like him.
- A new study finds that lesbians earn more than straight women while heterosexual men earn more than their gay counterparts.
- In the United States lesbians and single heterosexual women generally have full access to fertility treatments.
- It found no meaningful differences between children raised by gay parents and those raised by heterosexual parents.
- The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is growing rapidly among heterosexual women.
- Sexual orientation was assessed by asking interviewees whether they are heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual.
- Most of the couples probably value marriage more than the average heterosexual couple because it's been denied them.
- Gloria is heterosexual but says she enjoys holding hands, cuddling, and kissing with women.
- Teenage heterosexual boys, these mothers know, are bound to bring heartache.
- 1.1 Involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the opposite sex.
heterosexual relationships Example sentencesExamples - Therefore, if I were in a committed heterosexual relationship, with no desire to get married, I might well have a legitimate grievance at that stage.
- There is ample evidence to show that sexual aggression is a serious problem in heterosexual relationships.
- Those who reported heterosexual sexual relationships were also likely to report heterosexual romantic relationships.
- The majority of these cases of heterosexual transmission resulted from sexual contact with a partner who was an intravenous drug user.
- Men in a heterosexual relationship who also are engaging in sex with other men may not identify themselves as bisexual or homosexual.
- The data presented here are part of a larger study developing methods to assess power and gender roles in heterosexual relationships.
- Davies, who was in a heterosexual common-law relationship for 24 years, has long been a supporter of gay and lesbian rights.
- And of course in all this, in heterosexual relationships, contraception tends to fall to the woman to sort out.
- If you are gay, and in a relationship, wouldn't you like it to be public knowledge, just as heterosexual de facto relationships are.
- Take a situation where, after the break up of a heterosexual relationship, there are frozen, fertilised eggs and the woman wants to use them to have a child on her own.
- This article focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships.
- Compared to most of the heterosexual relationships in the film, however, even a tragic lesbian relationship looks appealing.
- Thus developmental sequence, not age cohort, best predicted heterosexual romantic and sexual involvement.
- When it came to benefits, those in heterosexual relationships were treated as a couple and got less than they would have if they were treated as two individuals.
- Unwanted sexual experiences are common in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
- Lesbian and gay relationships can be as nurturing and monogamous as heterosexual relationships.
- I'm also proud of the fact that I'm in a monogamous, heterosexual relationship with my soul mate, who happens to be in the form of a man.
- He was in a stable heterosexual relationship with his partner of over five years and denied being an injecting drug user.
- All the principles we would use to evaluate a heterosexual relationship we would also use to evaluate a homosexual one.
- Issues surrounding trust and commitment may interfere with condom use in some heterosexual relationships.
nounˌhedərəˈsekSH(o͞o)əlˌhɛdərəˈsɛkʃ(u)əl A heterosexual person. Example sentencesExamples - Such a law requires the government itself to treat gays the same as heterosexuals.
- That lesson is now spreading across the country, as more and more heterosexuals stand up for gay marriage.
- It's true, lots of heterosexuals constantly make a big fuss about their sexuality in the workplace.
- These correlations suggest a variety of influences on heterosexuals ' attitudes.
- In practice, lesbians tend to be more faithful than heterosexuals are.
- Clearly, some gays are unsuitable parents, but plenty of heterosexuals are no great shakes as mummies and daddies.
- Around half the cases in Swindon are in gay men, while the rest are heterosexuals of both genders.
- It is well-known that some people choose to have sex in public places but this is the case for heterosexuals and lesbians as well as gay men.
- Clearly they assign a greater significance to marriage than considering it just a civil contract, as do most heterosexuals.
- Even heterosexuals are showing greater skepticism about relationships and marriage.
- This would allow same sex couples as well as heterosexuals, to announce their commitment to another person for an agreed length of time.
- It's high time we rid ourselves of the myth that professional sport is somehow the almost exclusive preserve of heterosexuals.
- Talking about homosexuality is easier for heterosexuals than talking about adultery or divorce.
- Many bisexuals experience hostility not only from heterosexuals but also from gay people.
- All available mainstream studies show that homosexuals are no better and no worse at raising children than are heterosexuals.
- It seems as if heterosexuals are willing to tolerate homosexuals, but only from a position of power.
- However, to brand heterosexuals and lesbians as somehow naturally more monogamous is misleading.
- We believe that gays and lesbians should have the same rights as heterosexuals.
- In Denmark, the gay divorce rate is one-fifth of the divorce rate for heterosexuals.
- They think marriage is a good idea for heterosexuals but don't support it as much for gay men.
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