Heterosexuality

Synonyms for "heterosexuality" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

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Noun(1 words)
heterosexualness

Related words (10)

Noun(1 words)
straightness

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Translations

45 translations across 38 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • heteroseksualiteit noun (heterosexual orientation)

Arabic

2 entries
  • مُغَايَرَة noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • هيتيروسكسوالية noun (heterosexual orientation)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հետերոսեքսուալություն noun (heterosexual orientation)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • heteroseksuallıq noun (heterosexual orientation)

Catalan

1 entries
  • heterosexualitat noun (heterosexual orientation)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 異性戀 /异性恋 noun (heterosexual orientation)

Czech

1 entries
  • heterosexualita noun (heterosexual orientation)

Dutch

1 entries
  • heteroseksualiteit noun (heterosexual orientation)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • aliseksemo noun (heterosexual orientation)

Finnish

2 entries
  • heteroseksuaalisuus noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • heterous noun (heterosexual orientation)

French

1 entries
  • hétérosexualité noun (heterosexual orientation)

Galician

1 entries
  • heterosexualidade noun (heterosexual orientation)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ჰეტეროსექსუალობა noun (heterosexual orientation)

German

1 entries
  • Heterosexualität noun (heterosexual orientation)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הטרוסקסואליות noun (heterosexual orientation)

Hindi

1 entries
  • विषमलैंगिकता noun (heterosexual orientation)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • heteroszexualitás noun (heterosexual orientation)

Ido

1 entries
  • heterosexualeso noun (heterosexual orientation)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • heteroseksualitas noun (heterosexual orientation)

Italian

1 entries
  • eterosessualità noun (heterosexual orientation)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • гетеросексуалдылық noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • гетеросексуалдық noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • өзгежынысқа құштарлық noun (heterosexual orientation)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • хетеросексуа́лност noun (heterosexual orientation)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • heteroseksualitehta noun (heterosexual orientation)

Occitan

2 entries
  • eterosexualitat noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • heterosexualitat noun (heterosexual orientation)

Persian

1 entries
  • دگرجنسگرایی noun (heterosexual orientation)

Polish

1 entries
  • heteroseksualizm noun (heterosexual orientation)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • heterossexualidade noun (heterosexual orientation)

Romanian

1 entries
  • heterosexualitate noun (heterosexual orientation)

Russian

1 entries
  • гетеросексуа́льность noun (heterosexual orientation)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • heteroseksualnost noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • хетеросексуалност noun (heterosexual orientation)

Slovak

1 entries
  • heterosexualita noun (heterosexual orientation)

Spanish

1 entries
  • heterosexualidad noun (heterosexual orientation)

Swedish

1 entries
  • heterosexualitet noun (heterosexual orientation)

Tajik

1 entries
  • дигарҷинсгароӣ noun (heterosexual orientation)

Tamil

2 entries
  • எதிர்பாலீர்ப்பு noun (heterosexual orientation)
  • எதிர்பால்சேர்க்கை noun (heterosexual orientation)

Thai

1 entries
  • รักต่างเพศ noun (heterosexual orientation)

Turkish

1 entries
  • heteroseksüellik noun (heterosexual orientation)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • העטראָסעקסואַליטעט noun (heterosexual orientation)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Sexologists describe a gradual range between "pure" heterosexuality and "pure" homosexuality. In graphs, sexologists know that most people are situated in the middle bisexual range. The "gay-straight" artifice paradigm is reinforced by Abrahamic culture.

Source: tatoeba (10655161)

Since traditional gender roles include enforced heterosexuality, gay and trans people are natural allies.

Source: tatoeba (11042950)

Are elementary school children old enough to learn about heterosexuality?

Source: tatoeba (11518080)

My son's first grade teacher talked about her husband. This attempt to push heterosexuality on my child is inexcusable.

Source: tatoeba (11518090)

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