ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Intercourse

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Intercourse is a noun meaning Communication, conversation.

Meaning

Communication, conversation.

More Meanings

  1. Dealings between countries.
  2. Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
  3. Sexual intercourse, especially that involving humans and especially penile-vaginal interconnection.
  4. (nonstandard, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

this sweet intercourse of looks and smiles
When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.
It might seem that with age places gained upon persons in interest to my mind; and that my pleasure grew in intercourse with things rather than with ideas.
And indeed, what more reliable authority could Berlioz have found than Cavaillé-Coll, with whom he had frequent intercourse, and who would have been better qualified than any one else to give him correct information?

Word Forms

Synonyms for intercourse

Depending on context, synonyms include fornicate, coitus, aphrodisia, coition, commerce, commixtion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coition, copulation, coitus, relation, congress, sex.

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