Intercourse - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Intercourse : (noun)
1: communication between individuals [syn: social intercourse]
2: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: sexual intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Intercourse : \In"ter*course\, n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See Inter-, and Course.] A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.

This sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles. --Milton.

Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition.

Syn: Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

INTERCOURSE. Communication; commerce; connexion by reciprocal dealings between persons or nations, as by interchange of commodities, treaties, contracts, or letters.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)