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other-sex
other-sex
English
Adjective
other-sex (comparative more other-sex, superlative most other-sex)
- Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
- 2009, Harry T. Reis, Susan Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships:
- A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions.
- 2009, Harry T. Reis, Susan Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships: