Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In anatomy, the external organs of generation of the female; especially, the orifice of these parts, the external termination of the vagina—of an elliptical contour in the human female.
- n. In entomology, the orifice of the oviduct.
- n. In conchology, the oval or vulviform conformation presented by certain bivalve shells when the right and left valves are in apposition. See Veneridæ
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Anat.) The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.
- n. (Zoöl.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate.
WordNet 3.0
- n. external parts of the female genitalia
Etymologies
- From Latin vulva, earlier volva ("womb, female sexual organ"), probably from volvare ("to turn, wrap around"). Akin to Sanskrit (ulva, "womb"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin, womb, covering. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The external organs of the female are included in the term vulva, or pudenda.”
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life.
“I think "vulva" is a great word and should be used more in all kinds of company.”
“Karen Sandstrom, former books editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who is now writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, objects to the number of times I use the word vulva, while Maurene Goo of Venus Zine states that, "Thief uses the word cock a lot.”
The Huffington Post: Maureen Gibbon: A Tale of Rape to Love or Hate
“I used the word vulva as a child the way some kids said butt or penis or puke.”
The Huffington Post: Claudia Ricci: Call me Ishmael? No, Just Email Me Your Choice Instead!
“When an infant girl touches her vulva is she just then becoming aware of it or is she demonstrating what she learned or knew prior to birth?”
“I hate the word vulva, and would not use it, and when the girls are pointing down there, they're not actually aiming for their vaginas....wait, a rant for a different day.”
“The vulva is the gateway to life, c-sections excepted.”
“The vulva is a completely essential part of the reproductive machinery.”
“The vulva was the wound that healed itself in rhythm with the lunar cycle.”
William Irwin Thompson - Thinking Otherwise: On Gay Marriage
“The man with the vulva was the shaman, the wounded healer who had knowledge of animals and stars, healing and weather.”
William Irwin Thompson - Thinking Otherwise: On Gay Marriage
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vulva’.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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XXX
Adult themed words
cum, cunnilingus, vulva, pudenda, tribadism, flagellation, lecherous, succubus, lascivious, tumescent, nyotaimori, sapphic and 4 more...
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pagecrusher's Words
fugu, ilk, rigamarole, superfluous, dearth, sacrosanct, moniker, bifurcate, villainous, onus, brazen, odin and 268 more...
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lavendargrrl's Words
surfeit, radiant, sussuration, sustenance, authenticity, aching, solitude, solicitous, limerance, compersion, philanthropy, mystery and 108 more...
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adamogiovane's Words
older woman, younger man, age gap relationship, non-fiction, sensuality, relationship, life, sex, love, hugs, kisses, breast and 147 more...
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zzyyxx's Words
plethora, drout, functional, rye, wring, doubt, cognative, weird, gnaw, surcease, rend, languish and 438 more...
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effleurer's Words
languor, nincompoop, masquerade, envelop, deceit, guttersnipe, undulating, ululation, ridiculous, insufferable, loverly, eternity and 89 more...
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Let's talk about sex
A collection of words about doing the nasty.
prurient, odalisque, soubrette, gravid, lochia, xenogamy, syngamy, zygote, pintle, hexaploid, seminal, hetaera and 232 more...
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TheLastGoodNameLeft
The Last Good Words Left
ephemera, gammon, errata, ellipses, octopi, heteronormative, polyp, intersectionality, theses, california, halfback, fullback and 555 more...
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Favorite Five-Letter Words
Just what it sounds like. My favorites. Five letters.
ennui, barfy, samba, schwa, beefy, chunk, queef, spasm, skulk, bowel, elbow, fruit and 235 more...
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sexual feelings
words describing the sexual parts of life
snog, shag, copulate, intercourse, paraphilia, carnal, fetish, fornicate, abstinence, foreplay, coitus, chastity and 119 more...
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the physical experience
wank, snog, tendon, sinew, sauce shelf, pet, arse, astigmatism, bisexual, brassiere, breast, climax and 186 more...
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braggadocio
an addendum or Anhang to Prolagus's list 'The braggadocio recipe'
amoeba, angina, antenna, aria, arnica, audio, aurora, biro, bronco, bubo, cafe, calico and 88 more...
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the feminine mystique
I love being a woman.
pink-collar, vagina dentata, écriture féminine, primigravida, cunt, yoni, lingam, fangast, chattel, moppet, lolita, philogynist and 52 more...
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Words that I love
vulva, crapulence, cunctator, atheist, ampersand, besotted, cumulative, tenacity, clusterfuck, quixotic, epitome, non sequitur and 13 more...
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herrherr's list
vicenarian, kretek, portmanteau, neologism, medomalacuphobia, outre, ootheca, cantankerous, cockamamie, poppycock, pshaw, uroboros and 40 more...
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