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lovemaking

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lovemaking

1 sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis

  • does not allow her young daughter to watch any films in which lovemaking is shown, however discreetly
Synonyms of lovemaking

coition, coitus, commerce, congress, copulating, copulation, coupling, intercourse, mating, relations, sex, sex act, sexual intercourse, sexual relations
Words Related to lovemaking

fornication

safe sex

carnality, sexuality

breeding, insemination

dalliance, hanky-panky, whoopee
Phrases Synonymous with lovemaking

getting it on, making love

2 the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married

  • a series of Rococo paintings in which the lovemaking of French aristocrats is depicted with erotic playfulness
Synonyms of lovemaking

courting, courtship, dating, suit
Words Related to lovemaking

suit, wooing

affair (also affaire), love affair, romance

betrothal, engagement

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