postcoital
postcoital adjective: occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex.
Adjective
postcoital (not comparable)
- Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex.
- The patient suffered from postcoital malaise.
- Post-coital tristesse, like post-coital jouissance, is known only to the human animal and occurs as orgasm most often signals the end of immediate sexual excitement, if not the end of the pursuit of further sexual pleasure.2003, William Simon, Postmodern Sexualities, Routledge, →ISBN, page 82
- Antonyms:
- precoital
postcoital meaning in Tamil
postcoital in Tamil
- புணர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகு
Antonyms of postcoital
Forms of postcoital
| alternative form | post-coital |
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Origin of postcoital
From post- + coital.
Words formed from postcoital
Phrases with postcoital
Questions about postcoital
- What does postcoital mean?
- Postcoital means occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex.
- What is postcoital in Tamil?
- Postcoital in Tamil is புணர்ச்சிக்குப் பிறகு. See Postcoital meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is postcoital?
- Postcoital is an adjective.
Words near postcoital in the dictionary
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