Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

other-sex

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables: oth-er--sex
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From other + sex, modelled after same-sex.

Antonyms

same-sex

Questions

What does other-sex mean?: Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
Where does other-sex come from?: From other + sex, modelled after same-sex.

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