lovemaking

See also: love-making and love making

English

Etymology

From love +‎ making.

Noun

lovemaking (countable and uncountable, plural lovemakings)

1. Sexual intercourse.
   • 1981, “Get on Up and Do It Again”, performed by Suzy Q:

     I can give you more than simple love-making / I can give you ecstasy

   • 2011 September 20, Jon Bittner, “Loud Sex Is A Billion Dollar Problem”, in Forbes‎^[1]:

     Anyone who has lived in a dormitory, apartment building, or shared house knows that sounds of lovemaking are some of the most uncomfortable things to hear while trying to sleep.

2. (dated) Courtship; amorous advances.

Translations

sexual intercourse — see sexual intercourse

courtship — see courtship

Anagrams

• making love