Intercourse
noun
The act of communicating or sharing.
He enjoyed the intellectual intercourse of university life.
Often appears as...
- intellectual intercourse
- social intercourse
noun
The physical activity of sex.
She was unsure about having intercourse so early in the relationship.
Often appears as...
- sexual intercourse
- intercourse occurs
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Formal
noun
The movement or exchange of goods or ideas from one place to another.
Intercourse between the two countries has increased over the years.
Often appears as...
- trade intercourse
- economic intercourse
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Formal
Academic
noun
The act of communicating or sharing.
He enjoyed the intellectual intercourse of university life.
Often appears as...
- intellectual intercourse
- social intercourse
noun
The physical activity of sex.
She was unsure about having intercourse so early in the relationship.
Often appears as...
- sexual intercourse
- intercourse occurs
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The movement or exchange of goods or ideas from one place to another.
Intercourse between the two countries has increased over the years.
Often appears as...
- trade intercourse
- economic intercourse
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Communication
Refers to all forms of sharing thoughts, not just talking.
Their friendship was strengthened through frequent intellectual intercourse.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Conversations
Includes non-verbal communications like art or music sharing.
The cultural festival was a celebration of artistic intercourse among communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Doesn't imply physical contact, it's about exchanging ideas or feelings.
The novel explores themes of emotional intercourse in a digital age.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Communication
Refers to all forms of sharing thoughts, not just talking.
Their friendship was strengthened through frequent intellectual intercourse.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Conversations
Includes non-verbal communications like art or music sharing.
The cultural festival was a celebration of artistic intercourse among communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Doesn't imply physical contact, it's about exchanging ideas or feelings.
The novel explores themes of emotional intercourse in a digital age.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Communication
Refers to all forms of sharing thoughts, not just talking.
Their friendship was strengthened through frequent intellectual intercourse.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Conversations
Includes non-verbal communications like art or music sharing.
The cultural festival was a celebration of artistic intercourse among communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Doesn't imply physical contact, it's about exchanging ideas or feelings.
The novel explores themes of emotional intercourse in a digital age.
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Pompeiian Sexuality PIPE...
representation it's not showing actual intercourse but rather kind of the dalliance that might lead up to it it's got lots of clues in it about ancient Roman sexual mores for one thing it doesn't have a sense of privacy we think that privacy is the most important thing about sexual activity but here we have a
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Let's put birth control...
The question will we invest in helping all women get what they want now? Or, are we going to condemn them to some century-long struggle, as if this was still revolutionary France and the best method was coitus interruptus?
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What young women believe...
Again, not because intercourse isn't a big deal -- of course it is -- but it isn't the only big deal, and rather than thinking about sex as a race to a goal, this helps us reconceptualize it as a pool of experiences
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How to have a healthier,...
Now, it all seems pretty morbid -- that culture and society have failed us in our quest for coitus. But this is not the case. There are things that the past can teach us to help us upgrade the present.
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Let's put birth control...
invest in helping all women get what they want now or are we going to condemn them to some century long struggle as if this was still revolutionary France and the best method was coitus interruptus
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Private Sperm Donor PIPE...
as a private sperm donor ed provides his clients conception options the natural method via sexual intercourse or a DIY service using test-tube and syringe so far I've helped about two-thirds of the
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Hope and justice for...
It is important to consider the fact that they had been raised to believe in sexual intercourse with one man in their their husband. The only connection that they could make in their shocked state
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
the smallest cell in the body. It takes a man two to three months to make sperm, and the process constantly renews. Each ejaculation during sexual intercourse releases more than 100 million sperm.
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How do contraceptives...
Here's what has to happen for pregnancy to occur after sexual intercourse. Sperm must swim up the vagina, through the cervical opening, upwards through the uterus,
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How we experience awe --...
Right? Collective coitus interruptus. OK, you can all sit down.
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Pompeiian Sexuality PIPE...
representation it's not showing actual intercourse but rather kind of the dalliance that might lead up to it it's got lots of clues in it about ancient Roman sexual mores for one thing it doesn't have a sense of privacy we think that privacy is the most important thing about sexual activity but here we have a
Video examples
Let's put birth control...
The question will we invest in helping all women get what they want now? Or, are we going to condemn them to some century-long struggle, as if this was still revolutionary France and the best method was coitus interruptus?
Video examples
What young women believe...
Again, not because intercourse isn't a big deal -- of course it is -- but it isn't the only big deal, and rather than thinking about sex as a race to a goal, this helps us reconceptualize it as a pool of experiences
Video examples
How to have a healthier,...
Now, it all seems pretty morbid -- that culture and society have failed us in our quest for coitus. But this is not the case. There are things that the past can teach us to help us upgrade the present.
Video examples
Let's put birth control...
invest in helping all women get what they want now or are we going to condemn them to some century long struggle as if this was still revolutionary France and the best method was coitus interruptus
Video examples
Private Sperm Donor PIPE...
as a private sperm donor ed provides his clients conception options the natural method via sexual intercourse or a DIY service using test-tube and syringe so far I've helped about two-thirds of the
Video examples
Hope and justice for...
It is important to consider the fact that they had been raised to believe in sexual intercourse with one man in their their husband. The only connection that they could make in their shocked state
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
the smallest cell in the body. It takes a man two to three months to make sperm, and the process constantly renews. Each ejaculation during sexual intercourse releases more than 100 million sperm.
Video examples
How do contraceptives...
Here's what has to happen for pregnancy to occur after sexual intercourse. Sperm must swim up the vagina, through the cervical opening, upwards through the uterus,
Video examples
How we experience awe --...
Right? Collective coitus interruptus. OK, you can all sit down.
Example 1 of 10
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none of whom were known to those at home, and the other hours of the twenty-four I spent at home, or with relatives of the people at home, none of whom were known to anybody at school.
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David Bailey
English Photographer
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
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Angela Carter
English Novelist
It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.
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Erving Goffman
Canadian Scientist
The routines of social intercourse in established settings allow us to deal with anticipated others without special attention or thought.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk and lived in social intercourse with him.
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Louis Agassiz
Swiss Scientist
The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.
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Andrea Dworkin
American Critic
No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none of whom were known to those at home, and the other hours of the twenty-four I spent at home, or with relatives of the people at home, none of whom were known to anybody at school.
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David Bailey
English Photographer
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
Quote examples
Angela Carter
English Novelist
It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.
Quote examples
Erving Goffman
Canadian Scientist
The routines of social intercourse in established settings allow us to deal with anticipated others without special attention or thought.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk and lived in social intercourse with him.
Quote examples
Louis Agassiz
Swiss Scientist
The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.
Quote examples
Andrea Dworkin
American Critic
No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it.
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