heterosexual
adjective
of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality, sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of the other binary gender.
heterosexuals
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pluralof heterosexual.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And it’s not only heterosexuals among the estimated 44 million refugees around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
"I'm a married gay man and we adopted our son so we didn't have the normal route that most heterosexuals couples will have had into parenting," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
In 2021, Australian biologist Brendan Zietsch and colleagues presented evidence that heterosexuals carrying same-sex-associated alleles have more sexual partners than those not carrying the variants.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
While 69% of heterosexuals described their physical health as “good” or “excellent,” only half of their non-straight peers said the same.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“Every night he introduced me with shining words to these walls of heterosexuals all over the world,” Anohni intoned, as a drummer in the park bashed away in the distance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
