opposite sex

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opposite sex

the other sex; (from the point of view of a female) males; (from the point of view of a male) females. (Also with member of, as in the example.) Ann is crazy about the opposite sex. Bill is very shy when he's introduced to the opposite sex. Do members of the opposite sex make you nervous?

See also: opposite, sex

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Never in his life had he felt so supremely at his ease with one of the opposite sex. Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context Then the very nature of the opposite sex, or its long hereditary habit, which has become like nature, is to be essentially modified before woman can be allowed to assume what seems a fair and suitable position. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context I had it first from one of the opposite sex of my acquaintance,' vaguely indicating Miss Abbey with his thumb over his shoulder, 'down away at a distance, over yonder. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context			open secret open some doors open the door to open the floodgates open the way for open to open to criticism open to question open up open up to open with open-and-shut case open-ended opening gambit operate operate against operate from operate on opinion opportunity Opportunity knocks but once Opportunity makes a thief oppose opposed to opposite opposite sex opt opt for opt in opt in favor of opt out or else or other or words to that effect orange orbit ordain order order about order from order in order of the day order off order off the field order out of some place orient to originate originate from originate in originate with ornament with			Opposing views on Jehovah's Witnesses Opposing views on Jehovah's Witnesses opposing wind opposite opposite opposite opposite opposite Opposite (mathematics) Opposite (mathematics) Opposite Angle Theorem opposite camp Opposite Direction Interference Opposite Directional Flow-Encoding Opposite Drive End opposite evidence opposite field Opposite Hand opposite in character opposite in nature opposite number opposite number opposite number opposite numbers opposite numbers Opposite of Grey Opposite Polarity opposite prompt opposite prompts opposite rays opposite sex Opposite Sex Domestic Partner opposite side opposite side OPposite the EDitorial page opposite tide opposite to Opposite Track Path opposite vertices opposite word opposite-field Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Opposite-Sex Domestic Violence oppositely oppositely oppositely oppositely Oppositely Charged Twin Monopole oppositely congruent figures oppositeness oppositeness oppositeness oppositeness Opposites Opposites Opposites Opposites Oppositifolious opposition opposition

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