coitus
pronunciation
How to pronounce coitus in British English:
UK [ˈkɔɪtəs]
How to pronounce coitus in American English:
US [ˈkoʊɪtəs]
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- Noun:
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Word Origin
- coitus
- coitus: see exit
- coitus (n.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. A few wives wish for more frequent coitus .
- 2. Saying " coitus " with everyone or just you ?
- 3. Fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus .
- 4. " England boasts some of the finest lovemaking in the world , with a tradition of coitus going back generations , " lovers are told .
- 5. Furthermore , " hiv is less easily transmitted and gonorrhea is more easily transmitted during unprotected coitus ; thus the condom is more forgiving of imperfect use when it comes to hiv protection . "