orgasm

Questions about orgasm

What does orgasm mean?

orgasm means "the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse".

How many syllables are in orgasm?

orgasm has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɡæzəm/.

What is another word for orgasm?

Close synonyms include climax, sexual climax, coming. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orgasm a common word?

orgasm is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.