sexual orientation - 5 dictionary results
sexual orientation
–noun
| one's natural preference in sexual partners; predilection for homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. |
Origin:
1990–95
1990–95
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| sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes. |
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sexual orientation
Preference for sexual activity with people of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both. (See bisexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality.)
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Main Entry: sexual orientation
Function: noun
: the inclination of an individual with respect to heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual behavior
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sexual orientation n.
The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. Replaces sexual preference in most contemporary uses.
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