loins

L1O1I1N1S1
/lɔɪnz/

noun

The pubic region.

Similar
pubespubic region
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of loin
nounloins pl (plural only)
  1. euphemisticpluralplural onlybiblicalThe pubic region.
    1. euphemisticpluralplural onlybiblicalThe reproductive organs.

      Neuertheleſſe, thou ſhalt not build the houſe, but thy ſonne that ſhall come foorth out of thy loynes, hee ſhall build the house vnto my Name.

      1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 8:19, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs

Similar
pubespubic region
Broader
arearegion
Also see
pubespubic region

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic صُلْب, حَقْو
  • صُلْب (ṣulb)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • حَقْو (ḥaqw)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • قَطَن (qaṭan)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Dutch lenden, schaamstreek
  • lendenthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • schaamstreekthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
French lombes, reins
  • lombesthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • reinsthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
German Leistenbereich
  • Leistenbereichthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Italian reni
  • renithe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Māori tikihope
  • tikihopethe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Portuguese virilhas
  • virilhasthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Russian поясни́ца, чре́сла
  • поясни́ца (pojasníca)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • чре́сла (črésla)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Spanish entrañas, vergüenzas
  • entrañasthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
  • vergüenzasthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Welsh llwyn
  • llwynthe lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
Yiddish לענדן
  • לענדן (lendn)the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lionsSolinOslinLison
Cite this entry
APA

loins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loins

MLA

“loins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loins. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loins.

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