coitus
[ koh-i-tuh s ]
/ ˈkoʊ ɪ təs /
noun
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
Origin of coitus
1705–15; < Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse, equivalent to
coi- (see
coition) +
-tus suffix of v. action
OTHER WORDS FROM coitus
Words nearby coitus
coire,
coistrel,
coit,
coital exanthema,
coition,
coitus,
coitus interruptus,
coitus reservatus,
cojones,
coke,
coke oven
Example sentences from the Web for coitus
This I later practised in Coitus prolongatus—giving the partner time to come up.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) |Havelock EllisCoitus reservatus was erected into a principle in the Oneida community.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) |Havelock EllisCoitus now began to be much more pleasurable for him, but to his wife still attended with pain.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) |Havelock EllisCoitus, though incomplete, took place some seven times on this first night.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for coitus
Derived forms of coitus
coital, adjectiveWord Origin for coitus
C18
coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from
coīre to meet, from
īre to go
Medical definitions for coitus
coitus
[ kō′ĭ-təs, kō-ē′- ]
n.
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.
coition copulation