ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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