Term Gallery logo

Meanings of intercourse in English

Portuguese
relação sexual humana
Catalan
relació sexual
Wikidata

The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur.

See more
      relação sexual humana
      Spanish
      relación

      Communication between individuals.

            relación
            Usage of intercourse in English
            1
            The seeds of destruction are sown in civil intercourse, in social habitudes.
            Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
            2
            He did not repine, rating a good dinner higher than good intercourse.
            The Guardian
            3
            There was little change in the habits and tone of social intercourse.
            Four Years in Rebel Capitals / An Inside View of Life in the Sou...
            4
            However, the intercourse between leptin signaling pathway and APPL1 remains poorly understood.
            Pubmed
            5
            Since those days the modes of intercourse in India have much altered.
            Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
            6
            In his personal intercourse, General Butler was the most genial of men.
            Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
            7
            The usual Oriental rules prevailed as to the intercourse of the sexes.
            The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
            8
            As yet the intercourse was one-sided: envoys came; but none were sent.
            The Awakening of China
            9
            It appears their intercourse had been very much broken by various causes.
            Heart Of Darkness
            10
            The insinuation wounded Pitt deeply; and his intercourse with Auckland entirely ceased.
            William Pitt and the Great War
            11
            The social intercourse between them and their European neighbors is very limited.
            Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
            12
            It is the habitual practice, the rule of intercourse of all classes.
            New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
            13
            In social intercourse the younger cousin's good-humour and suavity were practically indestructible.
            The Price of Love
            14
            Even in the most stedfast and unwavering this intercourse is characterized by
            Some Christian Convictions / A Practical Restatement in Terms of...
            15
            The open air and intercourse with natural life was what he craved.
            The Centaur
            16
            In ordinary times, the intercourse between the two is probably close enough.
            Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market
            About this term
            More collocations
            Translations for intercourse
            Spanish
            relación
            Intercourse through the time
            Intercourse across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            Ireland
            Less common
            United States of America
            Less common