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coitus

coitus

8 8.5
An act in which a man puts his penis into a woman's vagina
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔɪtəs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : coito
  • All women but one had experienced sex with a partner and coitus.
  • engage in coitus
  • coitus interruptus
  • act of coitus

It's brought on by migraines and rigorous coitus.

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Examples

  • Whether a particular act of coitus results in conception depends on conditions extrinsic to the act itself.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In the traditional view, consummation was attained by the first act of coitus following the exchange of consent.

    Academic text (2004)
  • This is where the good stuff always happens, right in the middle of coitus.

  • All men except one had experienced sex with a partner and had experienced coitus.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We examined factors that might influence university students to engage in coitus with a new partner while on spring break.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Our sample reported a median age for first coitus of 19 years for both men and women.

    Academic text (1996)
  • So, in every act of coitus, the man and the woman become organically one.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In fact, initiation and frequency of coitus are often the only aspects of sexual behavior that are measured.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In coitus itself—whatever may happen after coitus—the male and the female become biologically united.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The study examined the emotional responses of couples during and after coitus.

Synonyms

relation
vscoitus
  • NSFW
103 8.3

Sex between people

is less marked by formality and stresses physical insertion and thrusting
intercourse
vscoitus
  • NSFW
89 7.8

Sex that involves a man's penis entering a woman's vagina

limits itself to the physical act with emphasis on insertion and thrusting
sexual relation
vscoitus
  • NSFW
62 3.4

Sex between people, for example in a romantic or casual relationship

is about the physical penetrating act rather than the broader relationship
sexual intercourse
vscoitus
  • NSFW
31 3.2

An act in which one person's penis enters another person's vagina

focuses specifically on insertion and rhythmic thrusting into the vagina
sex act
vscoitus
  • NSFW
19 3.7

Sexual activity between people, often intercourse

is more focused on penetration with rhythmic thrusting than the single act term
copulation
vscoitus
  • NSFW
8 8.2

Sex in which a male inserts his penis into a female's vagina

emphasizes both insertion and the rhythmic thrusting during the act
carnal knowledge
vscoitus
  • NSFW
2 8.3

Sex between people, usually meaning one person entering another, used in legal texts

is used generally for the act itself and not tied to legal consequences
sexual congress
vscoitus
  • NSFW
1 7.5

To have sex with someone

is narrower by focusing on penile insertion and thrusting specifically
coition
vscoitus
  • NSFW
9.9

Sex when a man's penis goes into a woman's vagina

is broader by stressing both insertion and rhythmic thrusting

Compounds

1 9.3

A method to prevent pregnancy where the man pulls out before ejaculation

How Formal

coitus
  • NSFW
8 8.5
copulation
  • NSFW
8 8.2
intercourse
  • NSFW
89 7.8
to sex
  • NSFW
5 5.1
screwing
  • Offensive
9 9.9

Surface Forms

coitus singular
coituses plural

Etymology

Coitus comes from Latin parts co- 'together' and ire 'to go', so it originally meant 'coming together'. That's why coitus means sexual intercourse — a physical 'coming together' of two people, and you can see the ire root in the word exit ('to go out').