penis

CEFRB2

/ˈpiː.nɪs/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The male body organ used for urination and sexual activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

Examples

  • Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.

  • The penis is one of the male reproductive organs.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰiː.nɪs]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).

More examples

In context

  • See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.

  • The female clitoris is homologous to the male penis.

  • 1998, Collecting Mark Twain: A History and Three New Paths, Kevin Mac Donnell, Firsts Magazine, Inc. By early November, the sheets of HUCK FINN were being forwarded for binding, and within a week or two it was discovered that the illustration at page 283 had...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). First attested in the late 17th century. Displaced native English pintle, tarse, pillicock.