heterosexualとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/

形容詞

heterosexual (comparative more heterosexual, superlative most heterosexual)

1. (of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
   • 2021 November 17, Thai PBS, “Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional”, in Thai PBS World‎, Bangkok: Thai Public Broadcasting Service, retrieved 17 November 2021:

     Thai charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional: Same-sex marriage in Thailand will have to wait, as the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously today (Wednesday) that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, defining marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, is constitutional.

2. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two people of different sex.

   Coordinate terms: gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex, single-sex

   • 1983, Raymond J[oseph] Corsini, Anthony J[oseph] Marsella, Personality Theories, Research, & Assessment, Itasca, Ill.: F.E. Peacock Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 348:

     Early Adolescence. This is the high school period between 14 and 17 years of age. This is a confusing and stressful period for the teenager, because sexual impulses are now quite strong in spite of societal sanctions against heterosexual activity.

   • 1994, Martin S[tephen] Weinberg, Colin J[ohn] Williams, Douglas W. Pryor, Dual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality, New York, N.Y.; Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43:

     On the average, the [bisexual] women’s first heterosexual attraction and experience (at 11.6 and 14.7 years) occurred before their first homosexual attraction and experience (at 16.9 and 21.4 years).

   • 2015, Arlene Istar Lev, “Resilience in Lesbian and Gay Couples”, in Karen Skerrett, Karen Fergus, editors, Couple Resilience: Emerging Perspectives, Springer, →ISBN, part II (Resilient Processes and Applications to Specific Populations), page 46:

     Attempts at eliminating bias against LGBTQ people through education, academically and clinically, often lead to inclusion practices that are “added-on”, i.e., a family therapy course discusses same-sex couples as an addendum lecture at the end of the course, instead of infusing the material throughout the course. Green and Mitchell (2008) ask their readers to imagine authoring an article entitled “Therapy with Heterosexual Couples.”

   • 2025 June 20, Ashley Fike, “Mankeeping Is Why Women Are Done With Dating”, in VICE‎:

     Mankeeping describes the emotional labor women end up doing in heterosexual relationships. It goes beyond remembering birthdays or coordinating social plans. It means being your partner’s one-man support system.

3. (obsolete, medicine) Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.

同意語

• (sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex): straight, hetero, hetty (gay slang), other-sex

下位語

• heteroflexible
• cishet

等位語

• heteroromantic

派生語

関連する語

• heterosocial
• heteroerotic
• heterogenital

名詞

heterosexual (plural heterosexuals)

1. A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
   • 2001, John K. Wilson, How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People:

     The laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation apply to all people, gay and straight alike. If an antistraight boss starts firing heterosexuals, they're protected.

同意語

• (heterosexual person): straight (especially in the plural), hetero, hetty (gay slang), breeder (humorous, often offensive)

反意語

• homosexual