Meanings
nounorgasm (countable and uncountable, plural orgasms)
plural orgasms
- countableobsoleteuncountableA spasm or sudden contraction.First known use 17th–19th c.
Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels.
1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia - countableuncountableA rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.First known use 18th c.
attain orgasm
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anally-induced orgasm
be close to orgasm
bring oneself to orgasm
come to orgasm
control one's orgasm
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo have an orgasm.
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nounthe moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὀργή (orgḗ)
- Ancient Greekὀργάω (orgáō)
- Ancient Greekὀργασμός (orgasmós)
- Frenchorgasme
- Ancient Greekὀργασμός (orgasmós)
- Latinorgasmus
- Englishorgasm
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
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Afrikaans orgasme
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Arabic نَشْوَة, هِزَّة اَلْجِمَاع
- نَشْوَة (našwa)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- هِزَّة اَلْجِمَاع (hizzat al-jimāʕ)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Basque orgasmo
- orgasmoclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Bengali রাগমোচন
- রাগমোচন (ragmōcon)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Bulgarian орга́зъм
- орга́зъм (orgázăm)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Catalan orgasme
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Chinese Mandarin 高潮
- 高潮 (gāocháo)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Czech orgasmus
- orgasmusclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Danish orgasme
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Dutch orgasme, klaarkomen
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- klaarkomenclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- klaarkomento have an orgasm
- een orgasme hebbento have an orgasm
Esperanto orgasmo, orgasmi
- orgasmoclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- orgasmito have an orgasm
Estonian orgasm
- orgasmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Finnish orgasmi, saada orgasmi
- orgasmiclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- saada orgasmito have an orgasm
French orgasme, jouir
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- jouirto have an orgasm
- orgasmerto have an orgasm
German Orgasmus, Höhepunkt
- Orgasmusclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- Höhepunktclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- Klimaxclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Greek οργασμός, έρχομαι σε οργασμό
- οργασμός (orgasmós)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- έρχομαι σε οργασμό (érchomai se orgasmó)to have an orgasm
Hebrew אוֹרְגַּזְמָה, אֲבִיּוֹנָה
- אוֹרְגַּזְמָה (orgázma)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- אֲבִיּוֹנָה (aviyoná)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Hindi चरमसुख
- चरमसुख (caramsukh)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Hungarian orgazmus, elélvez
- orgazmusclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- elélvezto have an orgasm
Icelandic fullnæging
- fullnægingclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Indonesian orgasme
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Irish súnás
- súnásclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Italian orgasmo
- orgasmoclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Japanese オーガズム, オルガスムス
- オーガズム (ōgazumu)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- オルガスムス (orugasumusu)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- アクメ (akume)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- イき (iki)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- いく (iku)to have an orgasm
Korean 오르가슴, 가다
- 오르가슴 (oreugaseum)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- 가다 (gada)to have an orgasm
Latin patrātiō, orgasmus
- patrātiōclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- orgasmusclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- patrōto have an orgasm
Latvian orgazmas
- orgazmasclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Lithuanian orgazmas
- orgazmasclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Malay syahwat
- syahwatclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Māori tokomauri, rekareka
- tokomauriclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- rekarekaclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- tokomaurito have an orgasm
Norwegian Bokmål orgasme, utløsning
- orgasmeclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- utløsningclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Persian اوج لذت جنسی, ارگاسم
- اوج لذت جنسی (owj-e lezzat-e jensi)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- ارگاسم (orgâsm)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Polish orgazm
- orgazmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Portuguese orgasmo, atingir o orgasmo
- orgasmoclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- atingir o orgasmoto have an orgasm
- gozarto have an orgasm
Romanian orgasm
- orgasmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Russian орга́зм, оргазми́ровать
- орга́зм (orgázm)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- оргазми́ровать (orgazmírovatʹ)to have an orgasm
- испы́тывать орга́зм (ispýtyvatʹ orgázm)to have an orgasm
- испыта́ть орга́зм (ispytátʹ orgázm)to have an orgasm
Slovak orgazmus
- orgazmusclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Spanish orgasmo, tener un orgasmo
- orgasmoclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- tener un orgasmoto have an orgasm
- llegar al orgasmoto have an orgasm
- orgasmearto have an orgasm
Swedish orgasm, orgasmera
- orgasmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- orgasmerato have an orgasm
- kommato have an orgasm
Tagalog sukdulan, kasukdulan
- sukdulanclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
- kasukdulanclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Tamil புணர்ச்சிப் பரவசநிலை, பாலின்ப உச்சி
- புணர்ச்சிப் பரவசநிலை (puṇarccip paravacanilai)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- பாலின்ப உச்சி (pāliṉpa ucci)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Thai จุดสุดยอดทางเพศ
- จุดสุดยอดทางเพศ (jùt-sùt-yɔ̂ɔt-taang-pêet)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
Turkish orgazm
- orgazmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Ukrainian орга́зм, відчува́ти орга́зм
- орга́зм (orházm)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
- відчува́ти орга́зм (vidčuváty orházm)to have an orgasm
- відчу́ти орга́зм (vidčúty orházm)to have an orgasm
Vietnamese cực khoái
- cực khoáiclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Welsh orgasm
- orgasmclimax or peak of sexual pleasure
Yiddish אָרגאַזם
- אָרגאַזם (orgazm)climax or peak of sexual pleasure
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APA
orgasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgasm
MLA
“orgasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orgasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgasm.
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