English Explanatory Dictionary

copulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
  2. Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.

Pronunciation

/kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copulation.wav

Word forms

copulation copulations

Etymology

From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”).

Synonyms

aphrodisia carnal knowledge coitus coition commerce commixtion congress conjunction connection consummation conversation copulation coupling intercourse intimacy intimate relations intromission joining lovemaking lustmaking mating mounting pareunia penetration relations sex sexual congress sexual intercourse sexual relation sexual union swiving union the beast with two backs the birds and the bees boom-boom chesterfield rugby horizontal dancing horizontal hula horizontal jogging horizontal mambo horizontal refreshments horizontal slam dance how's your father love Netflix and chill physical love roll in the hay Ugandan affairs Ugandan discussions action ass bang barney-mugging beef injection bonking cuntfuck fucking frig fucky-fucky hot beef injection

Antonyms

abstinence

Related words

conjugal visit copulate flirt courtship masturbate Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 374a. Sexuality Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 43. Junction

Derived words

autocopulation postcopulation pseudocopulation retrocopulation Russian copulation
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