opposite sex
[ op-uh-zit seks, op-uh-sit ]
/ ˈɒp ə zɪt ˈsɛks, ˈɒp ə sɪt /
noun
Often the opposite sex . women in reference to men or men in reference to women: Do you have many friends of the opposite sex?
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Origin of opposite sex
First recorded in 1710–30
Words nearby opposite sex
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Example sentences from the Web for opposite sex
In contrast, we found several research projects that compared much larger numbers of children in same and opposite-sex households.
Before her same-sex marriage, Vincent was involved in an opposite-sex marriage that ended in divorce.
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British Dictionary definitions for opposite sex
opposite sex
noun
the opposite sex women in relation to men or men in relation to women
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