clitoris

clitoris meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of clitoris in a sentence

• Juſt before them, towards the upper Part of the C—t, is a Thing they call Clitoris, which, is a little like a Man's P—k, for it will ſwell, and ſtand like his […].1740, anonymous author, A Dialogue Between a Lady and a Maid:
• The average infant clitoris, when measured from the base of the shaft to the top of the glans, is about 4 or 5 millimeters, the height of a pencil eraser.1999, Natalie Angier, Woman: An Intimate Geography, page 65:

All 22 example sentences with clitoris

Synonyms of clitoris

• bean
• butter bean
• boy in the boat
• button
• clit
• devil's doorbell
• happy button
• jewel
• kernel
• knob

All synonyms of clitoris

Forms of clitoris

Plural of clitoris: clitorises or clitorides

Origin of clitoris

From post-classical New Latin clītoris (16th century), from Koine Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís), probably from Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō, “to sheathe, shut”), in reference to it being covered by the labia minora. The related noun form κλείς (kleís) has a second meaning of "a key, a latch or hook (to close a door)." Wooden pegs were the original keys; a connection also revealed in Latin clavis (“nail”) and claudere (“to shut”) (see close). Some medical sources give a supposed Greek verb κλειτοριάζω (kleitoriázō, “touch or titillate lasciviously, tickle”) literally "to be inclined (toward pleasure)" (compare German Kitzler (“clitoris”, literally “tickler”), related to Greek κλειτύς (kleitús, “shut, closed”), a variant of κλιτύς (klitús, “hillside”), related to κλίνω (klínō, “to slope”), from the same root as κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder”). But many sources take κλειτορίς (kleitorís) literally as Ancient Greek "little hill".

Words formed from clitoris

• clit
• cliterati
• cliterature
• clitoral
• clitoral foreskin
• clitoral glans
• clitoral hood
• clitorectomy
• clitorial
• clitoric
• clitoridectomy
• clitoridotomy
• clitorised
• clitorislike
• clitorism
• clitorist
• clitoritis
• clitorize
• clitoromegaly
• hemiclitoris
• macroclitoris
• shitoris

Related words

• glans clitoridis
• glans clitoris
• os clitoridis
• praeputium clitoridis
• glans
• vulva
• penis

Phrases with clitoris

• os clitoris
• ossa clitoris

Questions about clitoris

What does clitoris mean?

Clitoris means a sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.

What is clitoris in Hindi?

Clitoris in Hindi is भगशेफ (bhagśeph), भगनासा (bhagnāsā), भगांकुर (bhagāṅkur). See Clitoris meaning in Hindi.

How do you use clitoris in a sentence?

Juſt before them, towards the upper Part of the C—t, is a Thing they call Clitoris, which, is a little like a Man's P—k, for it will ſwell, and ſtand like his […].

What part of speech is clitoris?

Clitoris is a noun.

How do you pronounce clitoris?

Clitoris is pronounced /ˈklɪtəɹɪs/.

What is the plural of clitoris?

The plural of clitoris is clitorises.