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Meaning of "onanism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ONANISM

After Onan, son of Judah.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ONANISM

onanism  [ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Onanism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ONANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Masturbation

Masturbation is the sexual act involving the self-sexual stimulation of the genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed using a hand or fingers, as well as everyday objects or a sex toy. Mutual masturbation, mutual manual stimulation of the genitals between partners, can be a substitute for sexual penetration. Studies have found that masturbation is frequent in humans of both sexes and all ages, although there is variation. Various medical and psychological benefits have been attributed to a healthy attitude toward sexual activity in general and to masturbation in particular. No causal relationship is known between masturbation and any form of mental or physical disorder. Masturbation has been depicted in art since prehistoric times and is mentioned and discussed in very early writings. In the 18th and 19th centuries, some European theologians and physicians described it as "heinous", "deplorable", and "hideous", but during the 20th century, these taboos generally declined. There has been an increase in discussion and portrayal of masturbation in art, popular music, television, films, and literature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ONANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONANISM

on-ramp
on-screen
on-site
on-street parking
on-the-job
on-the-job training
on-the-spot fine
onager
onagraceous
onagri
onanist
onanistic
Onassis
onbeat
onboard
onboard computer
onboarding
ONC
once
once and away

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONANISM

authoritarianism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of onanism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «onanism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONANISM

Find out the translation of onanism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of onanism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «onanism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性交中断
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onanismo
570 millions of speakers

English

onanism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

onanism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إستمناء باليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

онанизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onanismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হস্তমৈথুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onanisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Onanisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Onanie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オナニー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성교 중절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Onanism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thủ dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்கைத்தீமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mastürbasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onanismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

onanizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

онанізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

onanism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

onanism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onanie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

onanism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

onanism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of onanism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONANISM»

The term «onanism» is normally little used and occupies the 124.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONANISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «onanism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «onanism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about onanism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONANISM»

Discover the use of onanism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to onanism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sexual Outcasts 1750-1850: Onanism
The reader can therefore explore the processes that disciplined the representation of the body and the constuction of sexual outcasts.This four-volume set presents a wide range of textual material: criminal reports; scientific and medical ...
Ian McCormick, 2000
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Onanism: Or, a Treatise Upon the Disorders Produced by ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
S. A. D. Tissot, 2010
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
A Treatise on the Diseases produced by Onanism, Masturbation, Self-pollution, and other excesses. By L. Deslandes, M. D., &c. Translated from the French, with many additions. 12mo. pp. 252. Boston, 1838. Among the numerous works that ...
‎1839
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Sexual Ills and Diseases
ONANISM OR CONJUGAL ONANISM The following case reported by Dr. W. M. Turner needs no comments: "Mr. , aged forty, gentleman of leisure, large frame; presented himself to me in an emaciated condition — face pale and haggard, ...
T. F. Allen, 2004
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Masturbation: The History of a Great Terror
"Does this mean to say," he continued, that I consider onanism to be harmless? No, in truth. From the moral perspective, onanism is a vice against nature, a crime against the species, and it cannot be condemned energetically enough. Yet, as ...
Jean Stengers, Anne Van, 2001
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The New York Medical and Physical Journal
Disease of the Heart caused by Onanism. — Dr. Krimer, of Aach, has lately published an interesting paper on this subject. Our own experience has furnished us with several opportunities of seeing cases of the kind he describes ; and, as the ...
‎1829
7
The Eclectic journal of medicine ...
tissue has been advised and practised, for the cure of the disease of onanism ; and cures are on record in which the removal of the clitoris has had the desired effect. Irritation of the lower part of the rectum, as by ascarides, or even ...
‎1839
8
The American Journal of Insanity
through onanism or through other causes, are implicated. In those affected with religious melancholy, in the Utrecht Asylum, I have, through close investigation, often enough been obliged to arrive at the conviction, that the strong-faithed ...
‎1865
9
The Enlightened Cyclist: Commuter Angst, Dangerous Drivers, ...
Isolated instances ofsocial onanism are annoying, butwhen two or more socially onanistic people or groups encounter each other, the effect multiplies exponentially—this is the Social Onanism Synergistic Effect. The group of speeding Freds is ...
BikeSnobNYC, 2012
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Consumption and the World of Goods
Many other instances of the supposed link between onanism and consumption were chronicled in the book. A letter to the author from 'An Afflicted Onan' (9 June 1722), who claimed to have been masturbating for three months, confessed, ...
John Brewer, Roy Porter, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term onanism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charli XCX won't apologize for pop
“Body of My Own” is an ode to onanism. “Famous” exults in over-the-top teenage fantasy and “Breaking Up” in blowing off a bad boyfriend ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
Story Club: Annabel Crabb On Desecrating Stonehenge, Chasing …
... a concentrated, sustained blast of these national leanings, and thus to live in a constant, sweaty state of meat-beating patriotic onanism. «Junkee, Jul 15»
3
Why are so many young men a menace on our roads?
... in his studied opinion, I must be addicted to onanism. In the tailback at a roundabout three miles down the road, he was two cars ahead of us. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Word Usage: 5 weirdest, most controversial words added to the …
The dictionary described masturbation 'as onanism, self-pollution'?” People felt the dictionary was been unfriendly to sexual terms. Ain't. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Colin Quinn and Dave Attell bring veteran comic skills to 'Trainwreck'
With comedians, I think monogamy's the problem when you're in your 20s, then it becomes onanism is a bigger problem for us on the road, ... «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
6
The Great Gift of Reading Aloud
... the mass use of computerized devices, before and after the deluge of online-ism—a coinage dangerously close to onanism and perhaps not ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Palasan: Same sex marriage, what's the fuzz?
But humans, the apex of evolution, don't procreate even by onanism. They need the opposite sex. This is the only guarantee of the continuity of ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
8
Glastonbury Festival 2015 Day Three: The Who, Patti Smith & Future …
When a giant-sized Keith Moon appears wearing a wig and some lingerie as accompaniment to onanism memoir Pictures Of Lily, you smile, ... «MOJO, Jun 15»
9
Weirdest facts you'll ever hear about masturbation
'Onanism' later became a popular term for masturbation. 4. In several groups within the African Congo Basin, there is no word for masturbation, ... «New Pittsburgh Courier, Jun 15»
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Google's new free music service is classic Google: Take someone's …
There's also a lot of rubbish on there – does anyone other than Axe-doused teenagers really listen to Tiesto's musical onanism? However, all ... «The Register, Jun 15»

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