Contraceptive Definition
kŏntrə-sĕptĭv
contraceptives
adjective
Of or used for contraception.
Webster's New World
That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.
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Synonyms:
noun
contraceptives
Any contraceptive device or agent.
Webster's New World
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
Putting a pig's bladder over one's penis during intercourse is not a good contraceptive.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- prophylactic device
- contraceptive device
- preventive
- birth-control device
- preventative
- prophylactic
- protection
Other Word Forms of Contraceptive
Noun
Singular:
contraceptive
Plural:
contraceptivesOrigin of Contraceptive
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Coined in the twentieth century from contra- + conceptive; compare the related contraception.
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