lovemaking

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noun

Sexual intercourse.

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Meanings

nounlovemaking (countable and uncountable, plural lovemakings)

plural lovemakings

  1. countableeuphemisticuncountableSexual intercourse.

    I can give you more than simple love-making / I can give you ecstasy

    1981, “Get on Up and Do It Again”, performed by Suzy Q
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    Anyone who has lived in a dormitory, apartment building, or shared house knows that sounds of lovemaking are some of the most uncomfortable things to hear while trying to sleep.

    2011 September 20, Jon Bittner, “Loud Sex Is A Billion Dollar Problem”, in Forbes
  2. countabledateduncountableCourtship; amorous advances.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

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sexual activitysexual practicesex

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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