hetero-とは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”)

接頭辞

hetero-

1. other, different

反意語

• homo-
• auto-
• iso-
• ortho-
• syn-

派生語

アナグラム

• hereto, othere

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛt(ə)ɹoʊ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛt(ə)ɹoʊ/

形容詞

hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)

1. (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.

   This novel depicts a hetero couple who are in love.

同意語

• (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder

反意語

• (heterosexual): gay, homo, homosexual

名詞

hetero (複数形 heteros)

1. (informal) A heterosexual person.
   • 2018, Caspar Salmon, “Casting Jack Whitehall as a gay Disney character is an act of queer erasure”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     You only have to watch Dominic West’s dancing in the film Pride for two seconds to understand that there are some things beyond a hetero’s range.

派生語

• hetero-fascism, heteronormativity, heterosexism

アナグラム

• hereto, othere