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Meaning of sexual orientation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The tendencies of a person's sexual attraction, considered as a whole.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The process of orientation with regard to a sexual goal or potential partner.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تَوَجُّه جِنْسِيّ
Български сексуална ориентация
বাংলা যৌন অভিমুখীতা
Bosanski seksualna orijentacija сексуална оријентација
Català orientació sexual
Čeština sexuální orientace
Cymraeg cyfeiriadedd rhywiol rhywioldeb rhywioledd
Dansk seksuel orientering
Deutsch sexuelle Ausrichtung sexuelle Neigung sexuelle Orientierung
Esperanto seksa orientiĝo
Español orientación sexual
Eesti seksuaalne orientatsioon seksuaalne suundumus
Euskara orientazio sexual sexu-joera
فارسی گرایش جنسی
Suomi seksuaalinen suuntautuminen
Français orientation sexuelle
Galego orientación sexual
עברית נטייה מינית
Hrvatski seksualna orijentacija сексуална оријентација
Magyar szexuális irányultság
Հայերեն սեռական կողմնորոշում
Bahasa Indonesia orientasi seksual
Íslenska kynhneigð
Italiano orientamento sessuale
日本語 セクシュアルオリエンテーション 性指向 性的指向
ქართული სექსუალური ორიენტაცია
한국어 성적 지향
Latviešu seksuālā orientācija
Te Reo Māori aronga hōkaka aronga taera hōkakatanga taeratanga
മലയാളം ലൈംഗികചായ്‌വ്
Bahasa Melayu orientasi seksual
Malti orjentazzjoni sesswali
Nederlands geaardheid seksuele geaardheid seksuele gerichtheid seksuele oriëntatie
Polski orientacja seksualna
Português orientação sexual
Română orientare sexuală
Русский сексуальная ориентация
Slovenčina sexuálna orientácia
Slovenščina spȏlna orientácija spolna usmerjenost
Shqip orientim seksual
Српски seksualna orijentacija сексуална оријентација
Svenska läggning sexuell läggning
தமிழ் பாலியல் நாட்டம்
Тоҷикӣ гароиши ҷинсӣ
Türkçe cinsel tercih cinsel yönelim
Українська сексуа́льна орієнта́ція
Tiếng Việt thiên hướng tình dục xu hướng tình dục

Examples

“There are more sexual orientations than simple homosexuality and heterosexuality.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts sexual orientation change efforts sexual partner sexual play sexual politics sexual predator

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