phallic

[ fal-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.

  2. of or relating to phallicism.

Origin of phallic

1
From the Greek word phallikós, dating back to 1780–90. See phallus, -ic
  • Sometimes phal·li·cal .

Other words from phallic

  • pseu·do·phal·lic, adjective

Words Nearby phallic

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British Dictionary definitions for phallic

phallic

/ (ˈfælɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus: a phallic symbol

  2. psychoanal

    • relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which a male child's interest is concentrated on the genital organs

    • designating personality traits, such as conceit and self-assurance, due to fixation at the phallic stage of development: Compare anal (def. 2), oral (def. 7), genital (def. 2)

    • (in Freudian theory) denoting a phase of early childhood in which there is a belief that both sexes possess a phallus

  1. of or relating to phallicism

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