nonintercourse

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noun

The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).

“The Nonintercourse Act”

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Meanings

nounnonintercourse (uncountable)
  1. UShistoricaluncountableThe lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).

    The Nonintercourse Act

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    This view is derived from the former non-intercourse law only.

    1809, Jefferson, Writ. (1829) IV. 131

    you must submit to an embargo on your wit and a non-intercourse act between you and the faculty of writing.

    1809, Malkin, Gil Blas xi. vii.

    The use of non-intercourse agreements as revolutionary weapons against Great Britain.

    1888, A. Johnston, Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 759/1
  2. uncountableA lack of sexual intercourse.

    I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright.

    1863(?), Miss Mitford, Village Ser. 11
adjectivenonintercourse (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.

    McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off").

    2017 February 27, Stacey Grenrock Woods, “Thank You, Doctors: The Average Sex Time Is Not as Long as You'd Think”, in Esquire

Origin

From non- + intercourse.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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