orgasm
English
editEtymology
editFrom French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æzəm
- Hyphenation: or‧gasm
Noun
editorgasm (countable and uncountable, plural orgasms)
- (obsolete) A spasm or sudden contraction. [17th–19th c.]
- 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia:
- 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.
- 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. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:orgasm
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Penguin 2004 (Avignon Quintet), page 668:
- Never had I experienced such an immense slow orgasm – its ripples ran like the tributaries of the Nile throughout the whole nervous system.
- 2007 September 12, Zoe Margolis, The Guardian:
- There does not have to be romance involved with sexual pleasure: some of us just like orgasms for the hell of it.
- If you want to get an orgasm, I recommend buying a vibrator.
- A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
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Verb
editorgasm (third-person singular simple present orgasms, present participle orgasming, simple past and past participle orgasmed)
- (intransitive) To have an orgasm.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:orgasm
Translations
editto have an orgasm
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Anagrams
editEstonian
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Noun
editorgasm (genitive orgasmi, partitive orgasmi)
Declension
editDeclension of orgasm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | orgasm | orgasmid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | orgasmi | ||
genitive | orgasmide | ||
partitive | orgasmi | orgasme orgasmisid | |
illative | orgasmi orgasmisse |
orgasmidesse orgasmesse | |
inessive | orgasmis | orgasmides orgasmes | |
elative | orgasmist | orgasmidest orgasmest | |
allative | orgasmile | orgasmidele orgasmele | |
adessive | orgasmil | orgasmidel orgasmel | |
ablative | orgasmilt | orgasmidelt orgasmelt | |
translative | orgasmiks | orgasmideks orgasmeks | |
terminative | orgasmini | orgasmideni | |
essive | orgasmina | orgasmidena | |
abessive | orgasmita | orgasmideta | |
comitative | orgasmiga | orgasmidega |
Romanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editorgasm n (plural orgasme)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | orgasm | orgasmul | orgasme | orgasmele | |
genitive-dative | orgasm | orgasmului | orgasme | orgasmelor | |
vocative | orgasmule | orgasmelor |
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editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom French orgasme, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).
Noun
editorgasm c
- orgasm
- Han fick orgasm i duschen.
- He had an orgasm in the shower.
Declension
editDeclension of orgasm
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- orgasmisk (“orgasmic”)
See also
editReferences
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