orgasm
English edit
Etymology edit
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɡaz(ə)m/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/
Noun edit
orgasm (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.]
- Synonym: climax
- Hyponyms: clitoral orgasm, G-spot 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.
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Translations edit
orgasm — see climax
the peak of sexual pleasure
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Verb edit
orgasm (third-person singular simple present orgasms, present participle orgasming, simple past and past participle orgasmed)
- To have an orgasm.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
to have an orgasm
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Noun edit
orgasm (genitive orgasmi, partitive orgasmi)
Declension edit
| Declension of orgasm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orgasm n (plural orgasme)
Declension edit
Declension of orgasm
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) orgasm | orgasmul | (niște) orgasme | orgasmele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) orgasm | orgasmului | (unor) orgasme | orgasmelor |
| vocative | orgasmule | orgasmelor | ||
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From French orgasme, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).
Noun edit
orgasm c
- orgasm
- Han fick orgasm i duschen.
- He had an orgasm in the shower.
Declension edit
| Declension of orgasm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | orgasm | orgasmen | orgasmer | orgasmerna |
| Genitive | orgasms | orgasmens | orgasmers | orgasmernas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- orgasmisk (“orgasmic”)