fornicating
Engaging in coitus
Fornicating is having sex outside of marriage.
The word carries a biblical or moralistic tone, implying judgment of the act: caught fornicating in the back seat.
It can be used sarcastically to mock prudish attitudes toward sex.
The noun fornication and verb fornicate share this slightly archaic, disapproving flavor.
Communication or sexual connection
- copulatingSexual union occurring
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
- lovemakingSexual intercourse between partners
bedding · coupling · carnal · intimacy · consummating · adultery · promiscuity · lustful
Violation of divine law
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
chastity · purity · abstinence · temptation · flesh · repentance · damnation · hellfire
Married person's sexual betrayal
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- statuteEnacted written rule
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
offense · prosecution · consent · morality · sodomy · decriminalization · unlawful · cohabitation
intercourse
Communication or sexual connection
- copulatingSexual union occurring
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
lovemaking · bedding · coupling · carnal · intimacy · consummating · adultery · promiscuity · lustful · passionate
sin
Violation of divine law
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
commandment · chastity · purity · abstinence · temptation · flesh · repentance · damnation · hellfire · preaching
adultery
Married person's sexual betrayal
criminal · offense · prosecution · consent · morality · sodomy · decriminalization · unlawful · cohabitation · illicit
screwing
Turning threaded metal in
messing · getting · doing · banging · shagging · bonking · nookie · hanky-panky · casual · fling
fornicatingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
celibate · chaste · abstinent · refraining · continent