Meanings
- pluralplural of sexual relation
- idiomaticpluralplural onlySexual activity.
I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.
1998, Bill Clinton, televised speech (part of Clinton–Lewinsky scandal)2 more examples
There may be an actual distaste for sexual relations for a week or so prior to the period, perhaps as part of a picture of general irritability and vague feelings of discomfort of which some women complain; the name "premenstrual tension" has been applied to this.
1950, Louis Portnoy, Jules Saltman, Fertility in Marriage: A Guide for the ChildlessOur emphasis at this point is on the use of abusive sex in sexual relations as a selling technique. Of course we're not interested in seeing women objectivized in [non-violent] sexual ways for purposes of selling anything, but the immediate protest is to get rid of the violence...The images [on album covers] are part of an environment that trivializes brutality against women.
1976 December 25, Julia London, quotee, “Boycotting Records”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 2Synonyms: adult relations
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSexual activity.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性關係 /性关系
- 性關係 /性关系 (xìngguānxi)act of sexual intercourse
Finnish sukupuolikontakti
- sukupuolikontaktiact of sexual intercourse
Korean 성관계
- 성관계 (seonggwan'gye)act of sexual intercourse
Portuguese relações sexuais
- relações sexuaisact of sexual intercourse
Spanish relaciones sexuales
- relaciones sexualesact of sexual intercourse
Thai เพศสัมพันธ์
- เพศสัมพันธ์ (pêet-sǎm-pan)act of sexual intercourse
Cite this entry
sexual relations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20relations
“sexual relations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20relations. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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