condom
UK/ˈkɒn.dɒm//ˈkɑn.dəm/
condom noun: a flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral.
Noun
condom (plural condoms)
- A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral.
- buy a pack of condoms
- flavoured condom
- Synonyms:
- external condom, male condom
- Any of various forms of flexible sleeve or barrier, variously shaped for either penetrative or receptive body parts, made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn (by anyone with) during sexual activity to prevent pregnancy or the spread of STIs.
condom meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
condom in Hindi
- flexible sleeve worn on the penis
- निरोध nirodh, कंडोम kaṇḍom
condom in Tamil
- flexible sleeve worn on the penis
- ஆணுறை āṇuṟai
condom in Marathi
- flexible sleeve worn on the penis
- निरोध nirodh, कॉन्डोम kŏnḍom
condom in Urdu
- flexible sleeve worn on the penis
- کنڈوم kaṇḍom
More languagesFewer languages
- condom in Bengali
- কন্ডম konḍom
- condom in Telugu
- కండోం kaṇḍōṁ, తొడుగు toḍugu, నిరోధ్ nirōdh
- condom in Malayalam
- ഉറ uṟa, ഗർഭനിരോധന ഉറ gaṟbhanirōdhana uṟa
- condom in Kannada
- ಕಾಂಡಮ್ kāṇḍam
- condom in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰੋਧ nirodh
- condom in Gujarati
- નિરોધ nirodh
- condom in Odia
- କଣ୍ଡୋମ୍
- condom in Nepali
- कन्डोम, कन्डम
- condom in Tagalog
- kondom
- condom in Arabic
- عَازِل ذَكَرِيّ ʕāzil ḏakariyy, وَاقٍ ذَكَرِيّ wāqin ḏakariyy, كُونْدُوم kūndūm, كَانْدُوم kāndūm
- condom in Malay
- kondom
- condom in Indonesian
- kondom
- condom in Persian
- کاپوت kâput, کاندوم kândom
- condom in Thai
- ถุงยางอนามัย tǔng-yaang-à-naa-mai, ถุงยาง tǔng-yaang
- condom in Vietnamese
- bao cao su, bao dương vật, túi cao su, áo mưa
- condom in Myanmar
- ကွန်ဒုံး kwandum:
- Kashmiri
- कंडोम kaṃḍōm, کونڈَم kōnḍam
Examples of condom in a sentence
- However, substantial proportions of participants preferred the nonlatex condom or reported that they would recommend its use to others.2009, Albert Altchek, Liane Deligdisch, Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Gynecology:
- We're in the small percentage of cases in which condoms are ineffective.2015, Beth Burgoon, About That Night, Don Mills, O.N.: Harlequin Superromance, →ISBN, page 123:
- I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143:
Synonyms of condom
Forms of condom
| plural | condoms |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | condum |
Origin of condom
Unknown. Many speculations exist. Possibly derived from Italian guantone, from guanto (“a glove”).
Words formed from condom
Questions about condom
- What does condom mean?
- Condom means a flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral.
- What is condom in Hindi?
- Condom in Hindi is निरोध (nirodh), कंडोम (kaṇḍom). See Condom meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use condom in a sentence?
- However, substantial proportions of participants preferred the nonlatex condom or reported that they would recommend its use to others.
- What part of speech is condom?
- Condom is a noun.
- How do you pronounce condom?
- Condom is pronounced /ˈkɒn.dɒm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of condom?
- The plural of condom is condoms.
Words near condom in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: condom (page history and authors); condom (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); condom (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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