Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to biological reproduction.
- not comparableOf or relating to the genitalia.
In countless Hollywood movies we see the story of two soldiers or sailors on leave; for them the pursuit of women is simply a way of relieving a genital pressure.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 193 - not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.
plural genitals · plural genitalia
- rareA genital organ.
( b ) the masturbation [...] served as evidence that his genital was not injured ("fixing feet")
1961, The Annual Survey of Psychoanalysis, (Please provide the book title or journal name)2 more examples
David told of his fears of castration and his concern that his genital was not as large as another boy's on the ward, and perhaps would never be.
1967, Ruth G. Newman, Marjorie M. Keith, The School-centered Life Space Interview, Six Papers[…] the anxiety and distress that his genital was dirty, disgusting and dangerous to his mother (myself); the dread of the bad internalized penis and his own faeces and urine.
2013, Susan Isaacs, Childhood and After: Some Essays and Clinical Studies, Routledge, →ISBN, page 164
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveof or relating to the external sex organs
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latingenitalis“of or belonging to generation”
- Middle Englishgenital
- Englishgenital
From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gignō (“to beget, generate”); see genus.
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Bulgarian детероден, генитален
- детероден (deteroden)of, or relating to biological reproduction
- генитален (genitalen)of, or relating to the genitalia
Catalan genital, genital
- genitalof, or relating to biological reproduction
- genitalof, or relating to the genitalia
Finnish genitaalinen, sukuelin-
- genitaalinenof, or relating to the genitalia
- sukuelin-of, or relating to the genitalia
French génital, génital
- génitalof, or relating to biological reproduction
- génitalof, or relating to the genitalia
Greek γεννητικός
- γεννητικός (gennitikós)of, or relating to biological reproduction
Irish ginitiúil, ginitiúil
- ginitiúilof, or relating to biological reproduction
- ginitiúilof, or relating to the genitalia
Italian genitale, genitale
- genitaleof, or relating to biological reproduction
- genitaleof, or relating to the genitalia
Persian زاداوری, تناسلی
- زاداوری (zādāvari)of, or relating to biological reproduction
- تناسلی (tanāsoli)of, or relating to biological reproduction
Polish płciowy, płciowy
- płciowyof, or relating to biological reproduction
- płciowyof, or relating to the genitalia
- płciowyof, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty
Portuguese genital, genital
- genitalof, or relating to biological reproduction
- genitalof, or relating to the genitalia
Russian деторо́дный, генита́льный
- деторо́дный (detoródnyj)of, or relating to biological reproduction
- генита́льный (genitálʹnyj)of, or relating to the genitalia
Spanish genital, genital
- genitalof, or relating to biological reproduction
- genitalof, or relating to the genitalia
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Cite this entry
genital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital
“genital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital.
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