heteroromantic

[ het-uh-roh-roh-man-tik ]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ roʊˈmæn tɪk /

adjective

noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex.

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Compare heterosexual.

Origin of heteroromantic

First recorded in 1995–2000; hetero- + romantic

Words nearby heteroromantic

heteroploidy, heteropolar, heteropterous, heteroptics, heteropyknosis, heteroromantic, heteroscedastic, heterosex, heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality
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