orgasm Hear it!

orgasm definition

or·gasm (ôr′gaz′əm)

noun

a frenzy; great excitement; esp., the climax of sexual excitement, as in intercourse, normally accompanied in the male by ejaculation

Etymology: Fr orgasme < Gr orgasmos < organ, to swell with moisture, lust < IE base *werg-, to swell with sap or anger > Sans ūrjā, violence, vigor, sap

intransitive verb

to have an orgasm

Related Forms:

  • orgasmic or·gas′·mic (-gaz′mik) adjective or orgastic or·gas′·tic (-gas′tik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.