Dictionary

sexual orientation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

sexual orientation change efforts · sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts

Relateds

romantic orientation

Synonyms

sexual preference · sexuality

Translations (106)

ru сексуа́льная ориента́ция (sexual orientation) · de sexuelle Neigung (sexual orientation) · mi taeratanga (sexual orientation) · sh seksualna orijentacija (sexual orientation) · vi thiên hướng tình dục (sexual orientation) · fa گرایش جنسی (sexual orientation) · pt orientação sexual (sexual orientation) · ka სექსუალური ორიენტაცია (sexual orientation) · sk sexuálna orientácia (sexual orientation) · is kynhneigð (sexual orientation) · nl geaardheid (sexual orientation) · jiv pampatai nekámuri (sexual orientation) · sc orientamentu sessuale (sexual orientation) · tl oryentasyong seksuwal (sexual orientation) · eu sexu-joera (sexual orientation) · eo seksa orientiĝo (sexual orientation) · de sexuelle Orientierung (sexual orientation) · mi aronga taera (sexual orientation) · ta பாலியல் நாட்டம் (sexual orientation) · he נטייה מינית (sexual orientation) · mr लैंगिक कल (sexual orientation) · fi seksuaalinen suuntautuminen (sexual orientation) · pl orientacja seksualna (sexual orientation) · cy cyfeiriadedd rhywiol (sexual orientation) · ja セクシュアルオリエンテーション (sexual orientation) · cmn 性向 (sexual orientation) · fy seksuële oriïntaasje (sexual orientation) · it orientamento sessuale (sexual orientation) · ms orientasi seksual (sexual orientation) · cmn 性取向 (sexual orientation) · ay sarnaqaña uñtapa (sexual orientation) · id orientasi seksual (sexual orientation) · nl seksuele gerichtheid (sexual orientation) · az cinsi orientasiya (sexual orientation) · bg резба́ (sexual orientation) · ast orientación sexual (sexual orientation) · ro orientare sexuală (sexual orientation) · ne यौन अभिमुखिकरण (sexual orientation) · be сексуа́льная арыента́цыя (sexual orientation) · bg сексуа́лна ориента́ция (sexual orientation) · kk сексуалды бағыттану (sexual orientation) · de sexuelle Ausrichtung (sexual orientation) · mk сексуа́лна ориента́ција (sexual orientation) · eu orientazio sexual (sexual orientation) · vi xu hướng tình dục (sexual orientation) · tr cinsel yönelim (sexual orientation) · kmr berpêbûniya zayendî (sexual orientation) · nn seksuell orientering (sexual orientation) · ca orientació sexual (sexual orientation) · sq orientim seksual (sexual orientation) · io sexuala orientalizo (sexual orientation) · th รสนิยมทางเพศ (sexual orientation) · af seksuele oriëntasie (sexual orientation) · yi סעקסואַלער אָריענטאַציע (sexual orientation) · bn যৌন অভিমুখীতা (sexual orientation) · fr orientation sexuelle (sexual orientation) · tg гироиши ҷинсӣ (sexual orientation) · cy rhywioledd (sexual orientation) · az cinsi yönümlülük (sexual orientation) · lv seksuālā orientācija (sexual orientation) · gl orientación sexual (sexual orientation) · cmn 性指向 (sexual orientation) · ga claonadh gnéasach (sexual orientation) · nrf orientâtion sexuelle (sexual orientation) · hy սեռական կողմնորոշում (sexual orientation) · da seksuel orientering (sexual orientation) · uz jinsiy moyillik (sexual orientation) · ar مَيْل جِنْسِيّ (sexual orientation) · lt seksualinė orientacija (sexual orientation) · cmn 性位向 (sexual orientation) · cmn 性傾向 /性倾向 (sexual orientation) · ko 성적 지향 (sexual orientation) · sl spolna orientacija (sexual orientation) · br tuadur reizhel (sexual orientation) · sl spolna usmerjenost (sexual orientation) · tr cinsel tercih (sexual orientation) · lt lytinė orientacija (sexual orientation) · tg гароиши ҷинсӣ (sexual orientation) · hu szexuális irányultság (sexual orientation) · ar تَوَجُّه جِنْسِيّ (sexual orientation) · sv sexuell läggning (sexual orientation) · ml ലൈംഗികചായ്വ് (sexual orientation) · mt orjentazzjoni sesswali (sexual orientation) · et seksuaalne orientatsioon (sexual orientation) · mi hōkakatanga (sexual orientation) · az seksual orientasiya (sexual orientation) · uk сексуа́льна орієнта́ція (sexual orientation) · el σεξουαλικός προσανατολισμός (sexual orientation) · pa ਲਿੰਗਕ ਅਨੁਸਥਾਪਨ (sexual orientation) · nl seksuele oriëntatie (sexual orientation) · no legning (sexual orientation) · mn бэлгийн баримжаа (sexual orientation) · nl seksuele geaardheid (sexual orientation) · la propensio sexualis (sexual orientation) · ur جنسی کشش (sexual orientation) · no seksuell leggning (sexual orientation) · mi aronga hōkaka (sexual orientation) · sh сексуална оријентација (sexual orientation) · nb seksuell orientering (sexual orientation) · ja 性指向 (sexual orientation) · ja 性的指向 (sexual orientation) · hi यौन अभिविन्यास (sexual orientation) · cs sexuální orientace (sexual orientation) · cy rhywioldeb (sexual orientation) · et seksuaalne suundumus (sexual orientation) · es orientación sexual (sexual orientation)