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coital

coital

4 9.9
About sex between two people
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔɪtəl/
  • NSFW
: coital
  • Many health educators emphasize the importance of safe practices during coital interactions.
  • coital debut
  • coital experience
  • coital activity

It said what's post coital depression for a WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

Examples

  • The couple attended a workshop focused on enhancing their coital intimacy and communication.

  • Finally, pledging at Wave 1 was negatively but weakly associated with coital debut for both males and females.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In this model, each year of age increased the odds of coital debut by 21%.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Having a mother with at least a college education reduced the odds of coital debut by 57%.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Similarly, 6% of the religious women and 14% of the nonreligious women had coital experience.

    Academic text (1996)
  • For both boys and girls, the number of romantic partners significantly increased the likelihood of coital debut.

    Academic text (2003)
  • However, peers had an additional direct influence on women's coital activity on spring break.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Finally, the odds of coital debut increased by 65% for every romantic partner reported at Wave 1.

    Academic text (2003)
  • One should also note that the most consistent predictor of coital sex is precoital sex.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Our findings lend support to the hypothesis that religiosity has direct and indirect effects on coital debut.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

sexual
vscoital
  • NSFW
∞ 3.5

Relating to physical attraction, desire, or intimate acts between people

is narrower, applying only to the physical act of adult bodily union
copulatory
vscoital
  • NSFW
1 9.4

About sex between animals or people during mating

is the same meaning but used in broader, less clinical contexts

Surface Forms

coital positive

Morphology

coital = coitus (semi-transparent) = coitus + al

The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'coitus' with -al, but the base word is specialized and not especially familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Coital comes from the Latin word coitus, which means 'a coming together', and the prefix co- means 'together', like in cooperate. So coital describes things relating to sexual intercourse, that 'coming together'.