ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Orgasm

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Orgasm is a noun meaning A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.

Meaning

A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To have an orgasm.
  2. A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
  3. (obsolete) A spasm or sudden contraction.

Example Sentences

If you want to get an orgasm, I recommend buying a vibrator.
There does not have to be romance involved with sexual pleasure: some of us just like orgasms for the hell of it.
Never had I experienced such an immense slow orgasm – its ripples ran like the tributaries of the Nile throughout the whole nervous system.
Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels.

Word Forms

Synonyms for orgasm

Depending on context, synonyms include acme, climax, completion, pleasure, release, satisfaction.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include climax, coming, birth, hump, period, kind.

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