heterosocial
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to heterosociality, to social interaction with the opposite sex.
Example Sentences
- "At present, there is a clear need for controlled studies of the effectiveness of treatment procedures with clinical populations of college students experiencing heterosocial problems […]"
- "In practice, however, the line between heterosocial and heterosexual relationships is rarely seen as rigid and impenetrable. Instead, male-female friendships are often seen — by others if not by the participants — as having sexual and romantic potential. In contrast, much social effort goes into maintaining the line between homosocial and homosexual relationships […]"