THE OPPOSITE SEX

Meaning of THE OPPOSITE SEX in English

the other sex :

He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THE OPPOSITE SEX — women in relation to men or vice versa. → opposing
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEX — I. ˈseks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus; probably akin to Latin secare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — I. ˈäpəzə̇t, -psə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from opposite, adjective 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — (a.) Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
Английский словарь Webster
SEX — /seks/ , n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — — oppositely , adv. — oppositeness , n. /op"euh zit, -sit/ , adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEX — v. identify the sex of, determine sex of something; excite, arouse the sexual desires; turn on, arouse in a sexual …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEX — I. ˈseks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus Date: 14th century 1. : either of the two major forms …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPPOSITE — I. ˈä-pə-zət, ˈäp-sət adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEX — noun one of the groups founded on this distinction. 2. sex ·noun one of the two divisions of organic beings …
Webster English vocab
OPPOSITE — noun that which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite. 2. opposite ·adj extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; …
Webster English vocab
SEX — [sex] n [ME, fr. L sexus] (14c) 1: either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPPOSITE — [op.po.site] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L oppositus, pp. of opponere] (14c) 1 a: set over against something that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEX — sex BrE AmE seks ▷ sexed sekst (= sext) ▷ sexes ˈseks ɪz -əz ▷ sexing ˈseks ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — opposite BrE AmE ˈɒp əz ɪt -əs-, § -ət AmE ˈɑːp- — Preference poll, British English: -əz- 67%, -əs- 33%. …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEX — / seks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the state of being male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — / ˈɒpəzɪt; -sɪt; NAmE ˈɑːpəzət/ adjective , adverb , noun , preposition ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. sex 1 S1 W2 AC /seks/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , ↑ sexism …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPPOSITE — I. op ‧ po ‧ site 1 S2 W2 /ˈɒpəzət, ˈɒpəzɪt $ ˈɑːp-/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . especially British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPPOSITE — adj., n., adv., & prep. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEX — n., adj., & v. n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — adj., n., adv., & prep. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Oxford English vocab
OPPOSITE — adj., n., adv., & prep. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, …
Oxford English vocab
SEX — ( sexes, sexing, sexed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPPOSITE — ( opposites) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one thing is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sex crime (= in which someone is sexually attacked ) a sex scandal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPPOSITE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at one pole/at opposite poles ▪ We have enormous wealth at one pole, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPPOSITE — Synonyms and related words : across, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — noun 1 male or female ADJECTIVE ▪ female , male ▪ opposite ▪ At that age they can start becoming …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEX — INDEX: relating to being male or female 1. male or female 2. places for people of both sexes 3. for …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — See ↑ SEX 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ casual sex • ↑ have sex
Longman Activator English vocab
OPPOSITE — INDEX: opposite/different 1. when two things or people are completely different 2. someone or something that is completely different from …
Longman Activator English vocab
OPPOSITE — See ↑ OPPOSITE 1,3,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ in opposite directions • ↑ just the opposite/reverse • ↑ the opposite • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — n. 25B6; noun they talked about sex : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, (sexual) relations; mating, copulation; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPPOSITE — n. 25B6; adjective they sat opposite each other : FACING, face to face with, across from; informal eyeball to eyeball …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — /seks/ [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SEX — n. 1 gender It is difficult to determine the sex of some of the lower animals 2 sexual intercourse or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OPPOSITE — adj. 1 facing, vis-à-vis, en face The sniper was on the roof of the building opposite 2 opposing, conflicting, contrary, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEX — [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] n. 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
Jargon File English vocabulary
OPPOSITE — I adjective 1 BAD : People have opposite opinions about this matter. GOOD : People have different opinions about this …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITE — 1. прил. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2) а) противоположный opposite poles Syn : contradictory, back, return б) обратный, оборотный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — sex.ogg 1. seks n 1> пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPPOSITE — opposite.ogg 1. ʹɒpəzıt n 1. противоположность direct opposite - прямая противоположность quite /just/ the opposite - как раз наоборот, прямо …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPPOSITE — 1) антипараллельный 2) визави 3) накрестлежащий 4) напротив 5) обратный 6) противолежащий 7) противоположение 8) противоположно 9) противоположный 10) разноименный • diametrically opposite points — диаметрально противоположные точки each side of triangle …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OPPOSITE — opposite прил.1) а) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный on the opposite side of the river — на противоположном берегу реки Syn:contrary …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEX — 1. seks n 1) пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - без …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITE — 1. ʹɒpəzıt n 1. противоположность direct opposite - прямая противоположность quite /just/ the opposite - как раз наоборот, прямо противоположное …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — 1. сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex — прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex — женский пол the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPPOSITE — 1. прил. 1) а) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный on the opposite side of the river — на противоположном берегу реки …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SEX — 1. сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex — прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex — женский пол the male sex — мужской …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OPPOSITE — 1. прил. 1) а) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный on the opposite side of the river — на противоположном берегу реки Syn: contrary 2. б) мат. противолежащий 2) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SEX — _n. 1> _биол. пол; the weaker sex - слабый пол, женщины; the sterner/stronger sex - сильный пол, мужчины - the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OPPOSITE — 1. _a. 1> расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2> противоположный; обратный; - opposite poles opposite number - лицо, занимающее такую же …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SEX — n. 1. биол. пол; the weaker sex - слабый пол, женщины; the sterner/stronger sex - сильный пол, мужчины - the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OPPOSITE — 1. a. 1. расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2. противоположный; обратный; - opposite poles opposite number - лицо, занимающее такую же …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SEX — _n. 1> _биол. пол; the weaker sex слабый пол, женщины; the sterner (или stronger) sex сильный пол, мужчины; the sex …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OPPOSITE — 1. _a. 1> расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2> противоположный; обратный; opposite poles _эл. разноимённые полюсы; opposite number лицо, занимающее такую …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPPOSITE — 1. прил. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2) а) противоположный opposite poles Syn : contradictory, back, return б) обратный, оборотный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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