heterosexual
adjective/ˌɛtɨɾuʃsɛksuˈal/medium
he·te·ros·se·xual
Definition
Feeling sexual or romantic attraction to people of the opposite sex.
He identifies as heterosexual.
The study focused on heterosexual relationships.
Common collocations
heterosexual orientationheterosexual coupleheterosexual relationship
Etymology
Do grego 'héteros' (diferente) + 'sexus' (sexo) + sufixo '-al'.