heterosexual

¹het·ero·sex·u·al

adj
\ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl\

Definition of HETEROSEXUAL

1

a : of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of the opposite sex—compare homosexual 1 b : of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between a male and a female <sexual relationships between individuals of opposite sexes are heterosexual—A. C. Kinsey>—compare homosexual 2

2

: of or relating to different sexes

—het·ero·sex·u·al·ly \-ˈseksh-(ə-)wə-lē, -ˈsek-shə-lē\ adverb