heterosexual

4 definitions • 3 examples

sexually or romantically attracted to men if you are a woman, and women if you are a man:

The study only included participants who were heterosexual.

involving people who are heterosexual:

Divorce rates are increasing steadily among heterosexual couples.

a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to men, or a man who is sexually or romantically attracted to women:

Heterosexuals account for nearly half of all new HIV infections.

a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex