lovemaking
Americannoun
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the act of courting or wooing.
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sexual activity.
noun
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sexual play and activity between lovers, esp including sexual intercourse
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an archaic word for courtship
Etymology
Origin of lovemaking
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; love, making
Example Sentences
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In that time, her career has taken her to many places, including lovemaking scenes that forced her to explore romantic connections with other actors on a strictly professional level.
From Fox News
This time it’s a middle-aged Chinese American corporate type who’s been kidnapped at a conference in Cyprus but naively thinks he’s having a marathon lovemaking session with a beautiful woman.
From Los Angeles Times
Up, down, in and out, with no pore of Tiller’s body left unexamined or unscrubbed; Constance has, shall we say, a unique approach to lovemaking.
From Los Angeles Times
The lovemaking is frantic, secretive and somewhat grim, signifying an escape for one and perhaps a trap for the other.
From New York Times
Yet there’s nothing sad in the speaker and her beloved’s lovemaking, which is full of ecstatic renewal, “full of God, and joy, and sins, / and sweet upside-down cake.”
From New York Times
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