Synonyms for orgasm


Grammar : Noun
Spell : awr-gaz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr gæz əm


Définition of orgasm

Origin :
  • 1680s, "sexual climax," from French orgasme or Modern Latin orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos "excitement, swelling," from organ "be in heat, become ripe for," literally "to swell, be excited," related to orge "impulse, excitement, anger," from PIE root *wrog- "to burgeon, swell with strength" (cf. Sanskrit urja "a nourishment, sap, vigor," Old Irish ferc, ferg "anger"). Also used 17c. of other violent excitements of emotion or other bodily functions.
  • noun climax

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