semen

S1E1M3E1N1
/ˈsiːmən/

noun

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

semen1

nounsemen (usually uncountable, plural semens)

plural semens

  1. uncountableusuallyA sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

    Sharp protein odor of semen fills the air.

    1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 80
    2 more examples

    Then add four drops of crocodile semen, and pass the mixture through a filter.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 152

    In the Sumerian language the word for water also means semen, and since Enki is the god of water, he is therefore the god of semen. In this ode to the Great Father, the land of the Sumerians is literally awash with semen.

    1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 162

    Synonyms: ejaculate, sperm, jissom, jism, jizz, balljuice, spunk, cum

Semen2

proper nounSemen (countable and uncountable, plural Semens)

plural Semens

  1. countableuncountableA transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Семе́н (Semén).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Broader
liquid body substancebodily fluidbody fluid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-“to sow; plant”
  2. Latinsēmen“seed”
  3. Middle Englishsemen
  4. Englishsemen

From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow; plant”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek θορός
  • θορός (thorós)male reproductive fluid
Arabic مَنِيّ
  • مَنِيّ (maniyy)male reproductive fluid
Basque hazi
  • hazimale reproductive fluid
Bengali বীর্য
  • বীর্য (birjo)male reproductive fluid
Bulgarian спе́рма, семенна течност
  • спе́рма (spérma)male reproductive fluid
  • семенна течност (semenna tečnost)male reproductive fluid
Catalan esperma
  • espermamale reproductive fluid
Chinese Cantonese 精液, 精
  • 精液male reproductive fluid
  • 精 (zing¹)male reproductive fluid
Chinese Mandarin 精液, 㞞 /𪨊
  • 精液 (jīngyè)male reproductive fluid
  • 㞞 /𪨊 (sóng)male reproductive fluid
Czech semeno, ejakulát
  • semenomale reproductive fluid
  • ejakulátmale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
Danish sæd
  • sædmale reproductive fluid
Dutch sperma
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
Esperanto ejakulaĵo, spermo
  • ejakulaĵomale reproductive fluid
  • spermomale reproductive fluid
Estonian seemnevedelik, sperma
  • seemnevedelikmale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
Finnish siemenneste, sperma
  • siemennestemale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
French semence, sperme
  • semencemale reproductive fluid
  • spermemale reproductive fluid
German Samen, Sperma
  • Samenmale reproductive fluid
  • Spermamale reproductive fluid
Greek σπέρμα
  • σπέρμα (spérma)male reproductive fluid
Hebrew זֶרַע, זִרְמָה
  • זֶרַע (zera')male reproductive fluid
  • זִרְמָה (zirma)male reproductive fluid
Hindi वीर्य, शुक्र
  • वीर्य (vīrya)male reproductive fluid
  • शुक्र (śukra)male reproductive fluid
  • बीज (bīj)male reproductive fluid
  • धात (dhāt)male reproductive fluid
  • धातु (dhātu)male reproductive fluid
  • मनी (manī)male reproductive fluid
  • रेतस् (retas)male reproductive fluid
Hungarian ondó
  • ondómale reproductive fluid
Icelandic sæði, sáð
  • sæðimale reproductive fluid
  • sáðmale reproductive fluid
  • sáðvökvimale reproductive fluid
  • brundurmale reproductive fluid
Indonesian air mani, semen
  • air manimale reproductive fluid
  • semenmale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
Irish seamhan, síol
  • seamhanmale reproductive fluid
  • síolmale reproductive fluid
Italian sperma, seme
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
  • sememale reproductive fluid
Japanese 精液, ザーメン
  • 精液 (seieki)male reproductive fluid
  • ザーメン (zāmen)male reproductive fluid
Korean 정액, 좆물
  • 정액 (jeong'aek)male reproductive fluid
  • 좆물 (jonmul)male reproductive fluid
Latin sēmen
  • sēmenmale reproductive fluid
Latvian sēkla, sperma
  • sēklamale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
Lithuanian sperma, sėkla
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
  • sėklamale reproductive fluid
Malay mani
  • manimale reproductive fluid
Māori waitātea
  • waitāteamale reproductive fluid
Norwegian sæd
  • sædmale reproductive fluid
Persian منی, اسپرم
  • منی (mani)male reproductive fluid
  • اسپرم (esperm)male reproductive fluid
Polish sperma, nasienie
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
  • nasieniemale reproductive fluid
Portuguese sêmen, sémen
  • sêmenmale reproductive fluid
  • sémenmale reproductive fluid
Romanian spermă
  • spermămale reproductive fluid
Russian се́мя, спе́рма
  • се́мя (sémja)male reproductive fluid
  • спе́рма (spérma)male reproductive fluid
  • эякуля́т (ejakulját)male reproductive fluid
  • молофья́ (molofʹjá)male reproductive fluid
Slovak sperma, semeno
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
  • semenomale reproductive fluid
Spanish semen, simiente
  • semenmale reproductive fluid
  • simientemale reproductive fluid
Swahili shahawa, manii
  • shahawamale reproductive fluid
  • maniimale reproductive fluid
Swedish säd, sädesvätska
  • sädmale reproductive fluid
  • sädesvätskamale reproductive fluid
  • spermamale reproductive fluid
  • saggemale reproductive fluid
Tagalog punlay, tabod
  • punlaymale reproductive fluid
  • tabodmale reproductive fluid
  • tamodmale reproductive fluid
  • semilyamale reproductive fluid
  • danupunlaymale reproductive fluid
Tamil விந்து
  • விந்து (vintu)male reproductive fluid
Thai อสุจิ, น้ำกาม
  • อสุจิ (à-sù-jì)male reproductive fluid
  • น้ำกาม (náam-gaam)male reproductive fluid
Turkish meni, sperm
  • menimale reproductive fluid
  • spermmale reproductive fluid
  • dölmale reproductive fluid
  • atmıkmale reproductive fluid
Ukrainian спе́рма, сі́м'я
  • спе́рма (spérma)male reproductive fluid
  • сі́м'я (símʺja)male reproductive fluid
  • еякуля́т (ejakulját)male reproductive fluid
  • насі́ння (nasínnja)male reproductive fluid
Urdu ویریہ, منی
  • ویریہ (vīrya)male reproductive fluid
  • منیmale reproductive fluid
Vietnamese tinh dịch
  • tinh dịchmale reproductive fluid
Welsh semen, had
  • semenmale reproductive fluid
  • hadmale reproductive fluid
Yiddish זוימען
  • זוימען (zoymen)male reproductive fluid

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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