orgasm
/'ɔ:gæzm/
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Definition
Noun: 1. The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse: The peak or climax of sexual excitement, typically involving involuntary muscle contractions and intense physical and emotional pleasure. 2. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy: (Figurative) A moment of great intensity, excitement, or pleasure, not necessarily sexual.
Examples
- Noun (Sexual):
- She experienced a powerful orgasm.
- The study focused on the physiological changes during orgasm.
- Noun (Figurative):
- The concert was so amazing it was like a musical orgasm for the audience.
- He described the thrill of winning as a kind of intellectual orgasm.
Advanced Usage
- "To have an orgasm": This is the most common verb collocation for experiencing the sexual climax.
- Many people find it difficult to have an orgasm with a new partner.
- "To reach orgasm": A more formal or clinical way to describe achieving climax.
- The therapy aimed to help patients reach orgasm more easily.
Variants and Related Words
- Climax (noun/verb): A common synonym for orgasm, especially as a noun. As a verb, it means to reach an orgasm or a peak of intensity.
- The novel builds to a dramatic climax.
- She climaxed several times.
- Come (verb, slang): A very common informal verb meaning to have an orgasm.
- He came quickly. (Note: This is informal/colloquial).
- Orgastic (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of an orgasm.
- The music built to an orgastic crescendo.
- Orgasmic (adjective): Capable of causing or resembling an orgasm; (figuratively) extremely pleasurable.
- The chocolate cake was absolutely orgasmic.
Synonyms
- Climax: The peak or culmination, especially of sexual excitement.
- Culmination: The highest point, often used figuratively.
- Peak: The point of greatest intensity.
- Ecstasy: A state of overwhelming emotion, especially joy or rapture.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Multiple orgasms": The experience of having more than one orgasm in a short period of time or during a single sexual encounter.
- Some women are capable of multiple orgasms.
- "Simultaneous orgasm": When partners experience orgasm at the same time.
- They achieved a simultaneous orgasm.
Noun
- the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse