clitoral

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UK/ˈklɪtəɹəl/US/klɪˈtɔɹəl/

adjective

Of or relating to the clitoris.

“a clitoral orgasm”

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clitoric
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English clitoris →
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Meanings

adjectiveclitoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the clitoris.

    a clitoral orgasm

    1 more example

    A clitoral orgasm is a localised phenomenon restricted to the clitoris itself.

    2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 189

    Synonyms: clitoric

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the clitoris.

Similar
clitoric

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to the clitoris

Similar
clitoric
Also see
clitoricclitoridean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishclitoris
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishclitoral

From clitoris + -al.

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Translations

Arabic بَظْرِيّ
  • بَظْرِيّ (baẓriyy)of or relating to the clitoris
Bulgarian клиторен
  • клиторен (klitoren)of or relating to the clitoris
Esperanto klitora
  • klitoraof or relating to the clitoris
Finnish häpykieli-, klitoris-
  • häpykieli-of or relating to the clitoris
  • klitoris-of or relating to the clitoris
French clitoridien
  • clitoridienof or relating to the clitoris
German klitoral
  • klitoralof or relating to the clitoris
Greek κλειτοριδικός
  • κλειτοριδικός (kleitoridikós)of or relating to the clitoris
Italian clitorideo
  • clitorideoof or relating to the clitoris
Portuguese clitoridiano
  • clitoridianoof or relating to the clitoris
Russian клитора́льный
  • клитора́льный (klitorálʹnyj)of or relating to the clitoris
Spanish clitoridiano, clitoriano
  • clitoridianoof or relating to the clitoris
  • clitorianoof or relating to the clitoris
Swedish klitorisk
  • klitoriskof or relating to the clitoris
Ukrainian кліторний
  • кліторний (klitornyj)of or relating to the clitoris
Cite this entry
APA

clitoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitoral

MLA

“clitoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitoral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clitoral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitoral.

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