Meanings
noungenitalia sg or pl (plural (nonstandard) genitalias)
nonstandard plural genitalias
- pluralsingularExternal sex organs.
The second turning of the spiral is the fact that the pink blush of the female genitalia is what lures Enkidu away from his wild companions into what becomes the beginning of his movement into human society.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 189 - broadlypluralsingularAny sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
genitalsmale genitalia and Thesaurus:female genitaliadanger zonedown theregenital organsgenitorsintimate partsjunknethersno-no spotpee-peeprivate partsprivatespudendareproductive organssex organssweet spotundercarriageunderpartsweaponwee-wee
Narrower
nounexternal sex organ
Broader
reproductive organsex organ
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latin(membra) genitālia
- Englishgenitalia
Learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitālia, substantive use of neuter plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”). First attested in 1651.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans geslagsdele, genitalieë
- geslagsdelegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitalieëgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα
- αἰδοῖα (aidoîa)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Arabic أَعْضَاء تَنَاسُلِيَّة
- أَعْضَاء تَنَاسُلِيَّة (ʔaʕḍāʔ tanāsuliyya)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Bulgarian по́лови о́ргани, генита́лии
- по́лови о́ргани (pólovi órgani)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- генита́лии (genitálii)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Catalan genitals, parts sexuals
- genitalsgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- parts sexualsgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Chinese Mandarin 生殖器, 外生殖器
- 生殖器 (shēngzhíqì)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 外生殖器 (wàishēngzhíqì)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 陰部 /阴部 (yīnbù)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Czech přirození, genitálie
- přirozenígenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitáliegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Danish kønsorgan
- kønsorgangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Dutch genitaliën, voortplantingsorganen
- genitaliëngenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- voortplantingsorganengenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Esperanto genitaloj
- genitalojgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Estonian suguorganid, genitaalid
- suguorganidgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitaalidgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- suguelundidgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Finnish sukuelimet, genitaalit
- sukuelimetgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitaalitgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- sukupuolielimetgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
French organes génitaux, parties génitales
- organes génitauxgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- parties génitalesgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- appareil génitalgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
German Genitalien, Geschlechtsorgane
- Genitaliengenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- Geschlechtsorganegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- Fortpflanzungsorganegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Greek γεννητικά όργανα
- γεννητικά όργανα (gennitiká órgana)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Hindi गुह्य, यौन अंग
- गुह्य (guhya)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- यौन अंग (yaun aṅg)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- प्रजननांग (prajannāṅg)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- जननांग (jannāṅg)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Hungarian genitáliák, nemi szervek
- genitáliákgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- nemi szervekgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Icelandic kynfæri
- kynfærigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Indonesian alat kemaluan, kemaluan
- alat kemaluangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- kemaluangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- abaimanagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Irish baill ghiniúna
- baill ghiniúnagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Italian genitali, parti intime
- genitaligenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- parti intimegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- organi di riproduzionegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Japanese 性器, 生殖器
- 性器 (seiki)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 生殖器 (seishokuki)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 恥部 (chibu)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 陰部 (inbu)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Korean 성기, 생식기
- 성기 (seonggi)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- 생식기 (saengsikgi)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Latin verenda
- verendagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Latvian ģenitālijas, dzimumorgāni
- ģenitālijasgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- dzimumorgānigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Lithuanian lytiniai organai, lyties organai
- lytiniai organaigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- lyties organaigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitalijosgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Malay alat sulit, kemaluan
- alat sulitgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- kemaluangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Māori taihemahema, hema
- taihemahemagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- hemagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- taiaroarogenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Norwegian Bokmål kjønnsorgan
- kjønnsorgangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Persian آلت تناسلی, آلت جنسی
- آلت تناسلی (âlat-e tanâsoli)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- آلت جنسی (âlat-e jensi)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- اندام جنسی (andâm-e jensi)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- افزار گشنان (afzār-e gošnān)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- زهار (zahār)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Polish genitalia, narządy płciowe
- genitaliagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- narządy płciowegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Portuguese genitália
- genitáliagenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Romanian organ sexual, organe genitale
- organ sexualgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- organe genitalegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Russian генита́лии, половы́е о́рганы
- генита́лии (genitálii)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- половы́е о́рганы (polovýje órgany)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Slovak pohlavné orgány, genitálie
- pohlavné orgánygenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitáliegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Spanish genitales, partes pudendas
- genitalesgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- partes pudendasgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- partes íntimasgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- órganos sexualesgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- aparato sexualgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Swahili kiungo cha uzazi, sehemu ya siri
- kiungo cha uzazigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- sehemu ya sirigenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- tupu ya mbelegenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Swedish könsorgan, genitalier
- könsorgangenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- genitaliergenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Tagalog pamalisupling
- pamalisuplinggenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Tamil பிறப்புறுப்பு
- பிறப்புறுப்பு (piṟappuṟuppu)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Thai อวัยวะเพศ, อวัยวะสืบพันธุ์
- อวัยวะเพศ (à-wai-yá-wá-pêet)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- อวัยวะสืบพันธุ์ (à-wai-yá-wá-sʉ̀ʉp-pan)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Turkish cinsel organlar, üreme organları
- cinsel organlargenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- üreme organlarıgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Ukrainian геніта́лії, стате́ві о́ргани
- геніта́лії (henitáliji)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- стате́ві о́ргани (statévi órhany)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Urdu جِنْسی عُضْو
- جِنْسی عُضْو (jinsī 'uzv)genitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Welsh organau cenhedlu, organau epilio
- organau cenhedlugenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- organau epiliogenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
- organau rhywiolgenitals or sex organs — see also sex organ
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with genitalia
AustraliadahliaparaphernaliaazalearegaliamarginaliasaturnaliaPharsaliarealiaglossolaliaLupercaliaecholaliafemaliaLincolnaliapalilaliapenetralia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
genitalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genitalia
MLA
“genitalia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genitalia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genitalia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genitalia.
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