Meaning & use
Intercourse
Last updated
Communication, exchange, or dealings between individuals, groups, or nations.
See it in a sentence
The treaty was designed to promote peaceful intercourse between the two nations.
Diplomats worked to improve social and commercial intercourse between the countries.
A note on using this word
Historically the word simply meant 'exchange' or 'dealings' of any kind, especially trade or conversation; in modern English it is now more often understood in its sexual sense.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
Sexual activity, especially penetrative sex, between partners.
The health class covered topics including consent and safe intercourse.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Intercourse”, then compare your use with the examples above.