Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The tendencies of a person's sexual attraction, considered as a whole.

    There are more sexual orientations than simple homosexuality and heterosexuality.

  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The process of orientation with regard to a sexual goal or potential partner.

    sexuelle Orientierung, sexuelle Ausrichtung, sexuelle Neigung

    сексуа́льная ориента́цияsɛksuálʹnaja orijentácija

    сексуа́льна орієнта́ціяseksuálʹna orijentácija

Examples

17 sentences
  1. I've never flaunted my sexual orientation.

    deIch habe meine sexuelle Orientierung nie an die große Glocke gehängt. — Yorwba

  2. Tom wonders about his sexual orientation.

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  3. He has a straight sexual orientation.

  4. I have never made my sexual orientation public.

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  5. Your sexual orientation is not something you can change.

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Translations

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Origin

Coined by New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist, and college professor John Money.

Coined by New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist, and college professor John Money.

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Forms

plural: sexual orientations

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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