Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straight-acting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: straight-act-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.

Inflected Forms

more straight-acting (comparative) most straight-acting (superlative)

Questions

What does straight-acting mean?: Having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.

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