Word: heterosexuals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
se
xu
als
Definition: Plural of heterosexual; a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -sexual
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or style of sexuality
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.