Heterogender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Heterogender is an adjective meaning Involving people with different genders.
Meaning
Involving people with different genders.
Example Sentences
Same-sex heterogender relationships are more openly acknowledged in Bugis society than same-sex homogender relationships.
It is also quite likely, given the hegemonic status of marriage in Malay culture and throughout the entire Southeast Asian region both historically and at present, that most sexual relations between Malays at this time occurred in the context of marriage, which was invariably heterogender although not necessarily heterosexual.
It was in the subtle sociolinguistic cues and gestures associated with Labrang Tibetan femininity I gradually took on in encounters, such as the way I came to talk and think about my "husband"–feeling extremely uncomfortable with public displays of heterogender affection, yet learning to participate in and expect the micropractices of bodily touch signifying homogender affection.
Antonyms for heterogender
Common opposites include homogender.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heterogenderal, heterogenic, heterosocial, heterogamous, heterophilic, pangender.
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