Other-sex

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual. not-comparable

    "A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions."

Synonyms

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heterosexual

Example

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"A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions."

Etymology

From other + sex, modelled after same-sex.

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