English Online Dictionary. What means orgasm? What does orgasm mean?
English
Etymology
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/
- Rhymes: -æzəm
- Hyphenation: or‧gasm
Noun
orgasm (countable and uncountable, plural orgasms)
- (obsolete) A spasm or sudden contraction. [17th–19th c.]
- 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.
- A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
Derived terms
Related terms
- orgastic
Translations
Verb
orgasm (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
Anagrams
- Magros, Morgas, gromas, margos, mogras
Estonian
Noun
orgasm (genitive orgasmi, partitive orgasmi)
- orgasm
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French orgasme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [orˈɡasm]
Noun
orgasm n (plural orgasme)
- orgasm
Declension
Related terms
- orgasmic
- orgastic
Swedish
Etymology
From French orgasme, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).
Noun
orgasm c
- orgasm
Declension
Derived terms
- fontänorgasm
Related terms
- orgasmisk (“orgasmic”)
See also
- utlösning
References
- orgasm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- orgasm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- orgasm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)