lovemaking

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See also: love-making and love making

English

Etymology

love +‎ making

Noun

lovemaking (countable and uncountable, plural lovemakings)

  1. Sexual intercourse.
    • 1981, “Get on Up and Do It Again”, performed by Suzy Q:
      I can give you more than simple love-making / I can give you ecstasy
    • 2011 September 20, Jon Bittner, “Loud Sex Is A Billion Dollar Problem”, in Forbes‎:
      Anyone who has lived in a dormitory, apartment building, or shared house knows that sounds of lovemaking are some of the most uncomfortable things to hear while trying to sleep.
  2. (dated) Courtship; amorous advances.

Translations

sexual intercourse — see sexual intercourse
courtship — see courtship

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