spermatic

sper·mat·ic
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US/spɚˈmætɪk/UK/spəˈmætɪk/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.

Similar
spermousspermic
OriginMiddle English spermatik ← Latin spermaticus ← Ancient Greek σπερματικός →
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Meanings

adjectivespermatic (comparative more spermatic, superlative most spermatic)

comparative more spermatic · superlative most spermatic · alternative obsolete spermatick

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.

    Synonyms: spermous, spermic

  2. Producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous.
  3. archaicGenerative.

    […] or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground […]

    1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 11
nounspermatic (plural spermatics)

plural spermatics · alternative obsolete spermatick

  1. abbreviationarchaicellipsisanatomyEllipsis of spermatic artery.

    The abdominal portion is supplied from the spermatics, the lumbar, and in some instances the mesocolic artery.

    1853, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 791

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.

Similar
spermousspermic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveconsisting of or resembling spermatozoa

Similar
spermous
Also see
spermaticalspermicspermous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπερματικός
  2. Latinspermaticus
  3. Middle Englishspermatik
  4. Englishspermatic

From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic.

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Translations

Arabic مَنَوِيّ
  • مَنَوِيّ (manawiyy)of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Catalan espermàtic
  • espermàticof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
French spermatique
  • spermatiqueof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Italian spermatico, spermico
  • spermaticoof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
  • spermicoof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Latin spermaticus
  • spermaticusof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Lithuanian sėklinis
  • sėklinisof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Portuguese espermático
  • espermáticoof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Romanian spermatic
  • spermaticof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Russian семенно́й, сперматический
  • семенно́й (semennój)of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
  • сперматический (spermatičeskij)of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Spanish espermático
  • espermáticoof, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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