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Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire.
Marguerite Duras

Meaning of "heterosexuality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROSEXUALITY

heterosexuality  [ˌhɛtərəʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROSEXUALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterosexuality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETEROSEXUALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heterosexuality

Heterosexuality

Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender in the gender binary. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to persons of the opposite sex; it "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions." Heterosexuality is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with bisexuality and homosexuality, which are each parts of the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. The term heterosexual or heterosexuality is usually applied to humans, but it is also observed in all mammals. The word heterosexual is etymologically formed by adding the combining form of Greek έτερος heteros as a prefix to "sexuality".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROSEXUALITY


accentuality
ækˌsɛntʃʊˈælɪtɪ
actuality
ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ
asexuality
ˌeɪsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
conceptuality
kənˌsɛptjʊˈælɪtɪ
effectuality
ɪˌfektʃʊˈælɪtɪ
eventuality
ɪˌvɛntʃʊˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
individuality
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdjʊˈælɪtɪ
ineffectuality
ˌɪnɪˌfɛktʃʊˈælɪtɪ
intellectuality
ˌɪntɪˌlɛktʃʊˈælɪtɪ
mutuality
ˌmjuːtjʊˈælɪtɪ
punctuality
ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈælɪtɪ
sensuality
ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ
tactuality
ˌtæktjʊˈælɪtɪ
transsexuality
ˌtrænzˌseksjʊˈælɪtɪ
unpunctuality
ˌʌnpʌŋktjʊˈælɪtɪ
virtuality
ˌvɜːtʃʊˈælɪtɪ
visuality
ˌvɪzjʊˈælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROSEXUALITY

heteroscedastic
heteroscedasticity
heteroscian
heterosexism
heterosexist
heterosexual
heterosexually
heterosis
heterosocial
heterosociality
heterosomatous
heterospecific
heterosporous
heterospory
heterostrophic
heterostrophy
heterostyled
heterostylism
heterostylous
heterostyly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROSEXUALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
low-quality
morality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
reality
speciality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of heterosexuality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterosexuality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROSEXUALITY

Find out the translation of heterosexuality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heterosexuality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterosexuality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异性恋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterosexualidad
570 millions of speakers

English

heterosexuality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterosexuality
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العلاقة مع الجنس الآخر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетеросексуальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterossexualidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইতররতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérosexualité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heteroseksual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heterosexualität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異性愛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이성애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heteroseksualitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình dục khác giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்பாலுணர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Heterosexuality
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heteroseksüellik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterosessualità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heteroseksualna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетеросексуальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterosexualitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετεροφυλοφιλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heteroseksualiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hetero
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heteroseksualitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterosexuality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROSEXUALITY»

The term «heterosexuality» is regularly used and occupies the 104.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROSEXUALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heterosexuality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heterosexuality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterosexuality

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8 QUOTES WITH «HETEROSEXUALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heterosexuality.
1
Simone de Beauvoir
In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.
2
Russell Brand
It would have been convenient to be gay. Just because of the grooming, the narcissism, stuff like that. But I have this kind of roaring heterosexuality. Traditional, uncomplicated heterosexuality, an almost cliched Robin Askwith thing.
3
Judith Butler
I think we won't be able to understand the operations of trans-phobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality.
4
Ed Case
I believe that the fact and the reality of homosexuality and heterosexuality and of opposite and same-gender unions should be taught in our public schools without a value judgement system also being offered.
5
Marguerite Duras
Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire.
6
Edward Gorey
I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then, of course, heterosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is, too. And being a man is a serious problem and being a woman is, too. Lots of things are problems.
7
Bruce Jackson
America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality.
8
Jeanette Winterson
I think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere in the middle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROSEXUALITY»

Discover the use of heterosexuality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterosexuality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Invention of Heterosexuality
Widely reviewed and praised in hardcover, this work is the first book to study the social construction of heterosexuality.
Jonathan Katz, 2007
2
Heterosexuality in Question
With heterosexuality currently being examined more rigorously than ever before, this accessible and engaging book charts the development of feminist and sociological theorizing on sexuality and the emergence of a radical critique of ...
Stevi Jackson, 1999
3
Theorising heterosexuality: telling it straight
Theorising Heterosexuality questions this assumption and demonstrates how much of our understanding of ourselves and the social worlds we inhabit is based upon unquestioned assumptions about the nature of heterosexuality.
Diane Richardson, 1996
4
Heterosexuality in Theory and Practice
This book explores heterosexualities in their complex and everyday expressions.
Chris Beasley, Heather Brook, Mary Holmes, 2012
5
Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Hetrosexuality
Consider how Catholic monasticism, the reading of novels, the abolition of slavery, leisure time, divorce, and constipation of the bowels have all at some time been labeled enemies of the heterosexual state.
Hanne Blank, 2012
6
Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence: The Struggle ...
Gender, Heterosexuality, and Youth Violence explores why some boys and girls engage in assaultive or sexual violence while others do not.
James W. Messerschmidt, 2012
7
The Trouble with Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of ...
As the first book-length study of the history of sexuality in postwar Canada, it will make an important contribution to the growing international literature on sexual regulation.
Mary Louise Adams, 1997
8
Heterosexuality: A Feminism & Psychology Reader
Heterosexuality is generally taken for granted, seldom explicitly addressed. Rarely has it been the focus of sustained theory. This Reader is a forum for the analysis of heterosexuality as it relates to feminism and psychology.
Sue Wilkinson, Celia Kitzinger, 1993
9
Rereading Heterosexuality: Feminism, Queer Theory and ...
Presents new perspectives on representations of female heterosexuality in selected contemporary British and American novels.Drawing on feminist and queer theories of sex, gender and sexuality, this study focuses on female identities at odds ...
Rachel Carroll, 2012
10
Historical Romance Fiction: Heterosexuality and Performativity
Nominating 'I love you' as the romance novel's defining speech act, Fletcher offers a lively mix of theoretical arguments and suggestive close readings.
Dr Lisa Fletcher, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROSEXUALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterosexuality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
I'm a lesbian. Now will you fund my startup? - Jul. 15, 2015
Shevinsky said her gender and supposed heterosexuality has always added a layer of complexity to her career. She has been coding since ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
2
Personal Health Condition, or Diagnosis: Homo | Rev. Martha Spong
I wonder if my straight friends who are patients there would find a note proclaiming their Personal Health Condition of "Heterosexuality?". «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
FAMILY FUSION: Paedophile alert - Nation Newspaper, The
... with what is equivalent to a sexual orientation, just like another individual may be grappling with heterosexuality or even homosexuality.”. «Nation News, Jul 15»
4
Why Won't "Orange Is The New Black" Acknowledge That Bisexuals …
at the party after the SM Pride March, a gay man and a lesbian had sex on the dance floor, but it wasn't heterosexuality. You can tell.” The lengths we go to avoid ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
5
Quick Hits Page - The Rush Limbaugh Show
It isn't gonna be long before people think heterosexuality is the minority and the odd thing. "According to the study, 'It is now well-established ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
6
Pipler Accessories mixes old-timey vibe with ethically sourced …
Heteronormative means “denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
Joe Manganiello Is a Half-Naked Centaur on the One Party Favor …
... and one of the few we actually wouldn't mind, er, daydreaming about, has given us another reason to worship their beautiful heterosexuality. «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Watch Bill Nye Explain Why Homosexuality Is 100% Natural
Homosexuality and heterosexuality on the same spectrum is not genetically lethal. He goes on to sum it all up perfectly, stating “Let's celebrate ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
9
Serena Williams and the Quest to Shame Black Women's Bodies …
In Queering Black Female Heterosexuality, Kimberly Springer discusses the modern representation of the Mammy stereotype as the “Black lady ... «A Tribe Called News, Jul 15»
10
Supreme Court vs. The Constitution - RenewAmerica
... and private consensual heterosexuality] according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others [to their free speech, ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Heterosexuality [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heterosexuality>. Apr 2024 ».
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