Genital

//ˈd͡ʒɛnətəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A genital organ. in-plural, rare

    "( b ) the masturbation [...] served as evidence that his genital was not injured ("fixing feet")"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to biological reproduction. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the genitalia. not-comparable

    "In countless Hollywood movies we see the story of two soldiers or sailors on leave; for them the pursuit of women is simply a way of relieving a genital pressure."

  3. 3
    Of or relating to psychosexual development during puberty. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the external sex organs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abiogeneticbiogeneticblastogeneticcervicalclitoralepigenetic

Example

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"The stages of psychosexual development—oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital—turn out to be one big Freudian slip, betraying severe anal retention on the part of the taxonomist."

Etymology

From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gignō (“to beget, generate”); see genus.

Related phrases

genital cordgenital cuttinggenital herpesgenital mutilationgenital organgenital tuberclegenital warthand-foot-genital syndromemale genital mutilationmale genital mutilatorpersistent genital arousal disorderrestless genital syndrome

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