Synonyms for coitus
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : koh-i-tuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊ ɪ təs |
Définition of coitus
Origin :- "copulation," 1713, scientific Latin, from Latin coitus "a meeting together; sexual union," past participle of coire, from com- "together" (see co-) + ire "come, go," (see ion). In Middle English as coite (early 15c.). Used in English in general senses of "meeting, uniting," and also of magnetic force, planetary conjunction, etc., before sexual sense came to predominate.
- noun sexual intercourse
- Coitus, though incomplete, took place some seven times on this first night.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
- Coitus now began to be much more pleasurable for him, but to his wife still attended with pain.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
- This I later practised in Coitus prolongatus—giving the partner time to come up.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
- Coitus reservatus was erected into a principle in the Oneida community.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
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