coition

noun

co·​i·​tion kō-ˈi-shən 

: coitus

coitional

kō-ˈish-nəl 

-ˈi-shə-nᵊl

adjective

Synonyms

• coitus
• commerce
• congress
• copulating
• copulation
• coupling
• intercourse
• lovemaking
• mating
• relations
• sex
• sex act
• sexual intercourse
• sexual relations

Examples of coition in a Sentence

studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life

Recent Examples on the Web

Put another way, the three latest Brood X generation map perfectly to milestones in my life cycle: birth, coition, procreation. —Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021

But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition. —Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin coitiōn-, coitiō, going back to Latin, "encounter, conspiracy," from coi-, variant stem of coīre "to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse" (from co- co- + īre "to go") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at issue entry 1

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

coition

noun

co·​ition kō-ˈish-ən 

: coitus

coitional

-ˈish-nəl, -ən-ᵊl 

adjective