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nonintercourse

nonintercourse noun: the lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).

Noun

nonintercourse (uncountable)

  1. (US, historical) The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).
    • The Nonintercourse Act
    • This view is derived from the former non-intercourse law only.1809, Jefferson, Writ. (1829) IV. 131
  2. A lack of sexual intercourse.
    • I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright.1863(?), Miss Mitford, Village Ser. 11

Adjective

nonintercourse (not comparable)

  1. Not involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.
    • McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off").2017 February 27, Stacey Grenrock Woods, “Thank You, Doctors: The Average Sex Time Is Not as Long as You'd Think”, in Esquire

Origin of nonintercourse

From non- + intercourse.

Questions about nonintercourse

What does nonintercourse mean?
Nonintercourse means the lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).
What part of speech is nonintercourse?
Nonintercourse can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nonintercourse in the dictionary

  1. noninteractivity
  2. nonintercalated
  3. nonintercalating
  4. noninterchangeability
  5. noninterchangeable
  6. nonintercourse
  7. noninterdependent
  8. noninterdisciplinary
  9. noninterest
  10. noninterested
  11. noninteresting

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