Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroerotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-eroerot-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction.

Example Sentences

"The heteroerotic topos of the lover's fascinated gaze, drawn irresistibly to the face and especially the eyes of his beloved, is not hard to discern behind the parodic cruising of the Thieves."

Etymology

From hetero- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to sexual desire”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Derived Forms

heteroeroticism heteroerotically heteroerotica

Frequently Paired Words

heterosocial bierotic analloerotic

Antonyms

homoerotic

Questions

What does heteroerotic mean?: Relating to heterosexual desire or attraction.
Where does heteroerotic come from?: From hetero- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to sexual desire”).

How to pronounce heteroerotic

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