heterosexual

adj.

1. Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.
2. Of or relating to different sexes.

n.
A heterosexual person.

heterosexually het'er·o·sex'u·al·ly adv.

(hĕt'ə-rō-sĕk'shū-əl)
adj.

Sexually oriented to persons of the opposite sex.

n.

A heterosexual person.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
  Synonyms: heterosexual person, straight person, straight

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The adjective heterosexual has one meaning:

Meaning #1: sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
  Antonyms: homosexual (meaning #1), bisexual (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - heteroseksuel
n. - heteroseksuel

Nederlands (Dutch)
heteroseksueel, hetero

Français (French)
adj. - hétérosexuel
n. - hétérosexuel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Heterosexueller
adj. - heterosexuell

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (βιολ.) ετερόφυλος, (μτφ.) ετεροφυλοφιλικός

Italiano (Italian)
eterosessuale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - heterossexual (m) (f)
adj. - heterossexual

Русский (Russian)
гетеросексуальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - heterosexual
n. - heterosexual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - heterosexuell person
adj. - heterosexuell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
异性的, 异性爱的, 异性恋的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 異性的, 異性愛的
n. - 異性戀的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이성애의, 이성애를 느끼는
n. - 이성애를 하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 異性愛の
n. - 異性愛の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشته للمغاير, مشته افراد الجنس الآخر, متغاير أو متباين الجنس (صفه) غير شاذ جنسيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמשך אל המין הנגדי, של המין הנגדי, הטרוסקסואלי‬
n. - ‮אדם הנמשך אל המין הנגדי, הטרוסקסואלי‬

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