coitus
Carnal act performed
Coitus is sexual intercourse—specifically, penetration of the vagina by the penis.
The term is clinical and formal, appearing mainly in medical, legal, and academic contexts: coitus interruptus (withdrawal before ejaculation).
In ordinary speech, people say sex, intercourse, or any number of slang alternatives.
Reproductive category or act
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
- penetrationEntry into something
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
coupling · carnal knowledge · lovemaking · conjugation · mount · insemination · defloration · union
Prohibited by law
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
lechery · sinful · scandalous · obscenity · debauchery · promiscuity · libertine · lasciviousness
Generating biological offspring
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- impregnationInfusion or fertilization
insemination · ovulation · sperm · egg · zygote · embryo · fertility · pregnancy
Emotional closeness between people
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- closenessState of proximity
bonding · affection · ardor · lust · yearning · chemistry · connection · embrace
Peak sexual pleasure
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- erectionAct of building upward
tumescence · release · peak · refractory · lubrication · engorgement
Related to sexual transmission
- genitalOf sex organs
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- penileOf the male organ
- vaginalOf the birth canal
contraception · prophylactic · STI · gonorrhea · syphilis · chlamydia
sex
Reproductive category or act
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
- penetrationEntry into something
fornication · coupling · carnal knowledge · lovemaking · conjugation · mount · insemination · defloration · union · bedding
illicit
Prohibited by law
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- carnalRelating to physical urges
indecent · lechery · sinful · scandalous · obscenity · debauchery · promiscuity · libertine · lasciviousness · immorality
procreation
Generating biological offspring
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
impregnation · insemination · ovulation · sperm · egg · zygote · embryo · fertility · pregnancy · gestation
intimacy
Emotional closeness between people
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
closeness · bonding · affection · ardor · lust · yearning · chemistry · connection · embrace · warmth
orgasm
Peak sexual pleasure
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- arousalStirring to heightened state
erection · tumescence · release · peak · refractory · lubrication · engorgement
venereal
Related to sexual transmission
- genitalOf sex organs
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- penileOf the male organ
vaginal · contraception · prophylactic · STI · gonorrhea · syphilis · chlamydia
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- intercoursemating, lovemaking, consummation, intimacy, relations
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
coitusabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
celibacy · chastity · abstention · virginity · continence
coituswithdrawal
Act of taking away
coitus interruptus · separation · disconnection · disengagement
- coitus interruptusPremature removal during sex