heteroromantic

[ het-uh-roh-roh-man-tik ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted only to people of the other binary gender. Compare homoromantic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteroromantic¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; hetero- ( def ) + romantic ( def )

Example Sentences

The participants identified as heteroromantic, biromantic, homoromantic, panromantic and more, showing significant diversity among the romantic interests of this group.

From Salon

Specifically, I am a heteroromantic gray-asexual: I am someone who feels romantic attraction to people of other sexes or genders, but experiences fluctuating or limited sexual attractions.

From Salon

However, I’m in college now, and I’m realizing that I’m probably asexual but heteroromantic.

From Slate

I think there is a discussion around whether people who are ace and heteroromantic—romantically attracted to the opposite gender—should be considered queer.

From Slate

But despite that, I think many aces, especially heteroromantic aces, struggle with feeling queer enough.

From Slate