genital
/ˈd͡ʒɛnətəl/
genital adjective: of or relating to biological reproduction.
Adjective
genital (not comparable)
- Of or relating to biological reproduction.
- Of or relating to the genitalia.
- In countless Hollywood movies we see the story of two soldiers or sailors on leave; for them the pursuit of women is simply a way of relieving a genital pressure.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 193
- Of or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.
Noun
genital (plural genitals or genitalia)
- A genital organ.
- ( b ) the masturbation [...] served as evidence that his genital was not injured ("fixing feet")1961, The Annual Survey of Psychoanalysis, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- David told of his fears of castration and his concern that his genital was not as large as another boy's on the ward, and perhaps would never be.1967, Ruth G. Newman, Marjorie M. Keith, The School-centered Life Space Interview, Six Papers
genital meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati
genital in Hindi
- genital, genitalia, sex organ
- गुह्य guhya, जननांग jannāṅg
genital in Tamil
- பிறப்புறுப்பு, இன உறுப்பு சார்ந்த, இனப்பெருக்க உறுப்பு, இனஉறுப்பு சார்ந்த, உற்பத்திக்குரிய
genital in Malayalam
- of, or relating to biological reproduction
- ജനനേന്ദ്രിയം jananēndriyaṁ
- of, or relating to the genitalia
- ജനനേന്ദ്രിയം jananēndriyaṁ
genital in Gujarati
- a genital
- જનનેંદ્રિય jannendriya
More languagesFewer languages
- genital in Persian
- زاداوری zādāvari, تناسلی tanāsoli
Synonyms of genital
Forms of genital
| plural | genitals |
|---|---|
| plural | genitalia |
Origin of genital
From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gignō (“to beget, generate”); see genus.
Words formed from genital
- abdominogenital
- adiposogenital
- adrenogenital
- agenital
- androgenital
- anogenital
- bigenital
- circumgenital
- crurogenital
- extragenital
- faciodigitogenital
- faciogenital
- female genital mutilation
- genital cord
- genital cutting
- genitaled
- genital herpes
- genitalic
- genitality
- genitalization
- genitalize
- genitalless
- genitally
- genital mutilation
- genitalness
- genital organ
- genital tubercle
- genital wart
- genitorture
- hand-foot-genital syndrome
- heterogenital
- homogenital
- intergenital
- intragenital
- male genital mutilation
- male genital mutilator
- nongenital
- oculobuccogenital
- oculogenital
- orogenital
- paragenital
- perigenital
- persistent genital arousal disorder
- postgenital
- pregenital
- rectogenital
- restless genital syndrome
- subgenital
- unigenital
- ureterogenital
- urethrogenital
- urinogenital
- urogenital
Phrases with genital
Questions about genital
- What does genital mean?
- Genital means of or relating to biological reproduction.
- What is genital in Hindi?
- Genital in Hindi is गुह्य (guhya), जननांग (jannāṅg). See Genital meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is genital?
- Genital can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce genital?
- Genital is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛnətəl/.
Words near genital in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: genital (page history and authors); गुह्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); genital (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); જનનેંદ્રિય (Gujarati) (page history and authors). 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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