lovemaking

[ luhv-mey-king ]

noun

1. the act of courting or wooing.
2. sexual activity.

lovemaking

/ ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ /

noun

1. sexual play and activity between lovers, esp including sexual intercourse
2. an archaic word for courtship

Word History and Origins

Origin of lovemaking¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; love, making

Example Sentences

Later she would boast crudely that he was ‘big where it mattered’, but there was also a streak of cruelty in his lovemaking.

From The Daily Beast

Summer wedding in Maine, evokes Bobby Darin and gin and tonics on the porch, and late-night lovemaking on top of canvas sails.

From The Daily Beast

If it does, all the arguments we have so far seen will look like lovemaking in comparison.

From The Daily Beast

She felt the force of his desire but she missed that note of adoration which had seemed to characterize his first lovemaking.

From Project Gutenberg

After that there was no lovemaking but the most decorous conversation between these two.

From Project Gutenberg

Repentant, he tried to turn his late insults into honest lovemaking; but the temper of the lynx was roused.

From Project Gutenberg

The lovemaking, however, was cooler, more distant and more piquant than usual.

From Project Gutenberg

But if good is good, still better carries the day, and Mr. Smith thought marriage would be a great deal better than lovemaking.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• intercourse
• kissing
• mating
• sexual intercourse