orgasm
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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.
- 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia:
- 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, Zoe Margolis, The Guardian, 12 Sep 2007:
- 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 termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
orgasm — see climax
the peak of sexual pleasure
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VerbEdit
orgasm (third-person singular simple present orgasms, present participle orgasming, simple past and past participle orgasmed)
- To have an orgasm.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to have an orgasm
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AnagramsEdit
EstonianEdit
NounEdit
orgasm (genitive orgasmi, partitive orgasmi)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of orgasm (type riik)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | orgasm | orgasmid |
genitive | orgasmi | 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 |
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
orgasm n (plural orgasme)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of orgasm
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Derived termsEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French orgasme, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).
NounEdit
orgasm c
- orgasm
- Han fick orgasm i duschen.
- He had an orgasm in the shower.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of orgasm | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | orgasm | orgasmen | orgasmer | orgasmerna |
Genitive | orgasms | orgasmens | orgasmers | orgasmernas |