Orgasm
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A spasm or sudden contraction. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels."
- 2 the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse wordnet
- 3 A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. countable, uncountable
"Never had I experienced such an immense slow orgasm – its ripples ran like the tributaries of the Nile throughout the whole nervous system."
- 4 A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur. countable, uncountable
- 1 To have an orgasm. intransitive
Example
More examples"A device implanted in the spinal cord, dubbed the Orgasmotron, allows female patients to experience orgasm with the flick of a remote control."
Etymology
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
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