opposite sex
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opposite sex
noun the opposite sex
- Women in relation to men or men in relation to women.
- Heterosexual, or otherwise relating to a relationship between a woman and a man. The divorce rate for opposite sex marriages is increasing.
Opposite: same sex
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noun
Opposite: same sex
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noun the other gender to which one is referring
| Español | sexo opuesto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이성 iseong |
| 日本語 | 異性 isei |
| 中文 | 異性 /异性 yìxìng |
| Português | sexo oposto |
| Français | sexe opposé |
| Deutsch | anderes Geschlecht |
| Italiano | sesso opposto |
| Русский | противополо́жный пол protivopolóžnyj pol |
| العربية | الْجِنْس الْآخَر al-jins al-ʔāḵar |
Talk about this word "opposite sex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/opposite%20sex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. opposite sex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/opposite%20sex "opposite sex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/opposite%20sex.Cite this
@misc{opposite_sex_2026,
title = {opposite sex},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opposite%20sex},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
