intromission
noun/ˌɪn.tɹəˈmɪʃ.ən/
Etymology From Medieval Latin intrōmissiō, intrōmissiōn- (“introduction, admission; usurpation”), intro- (“into”) + missiō (“sending”), from Latin intrōmissus (“sent in, introduced, let in, admitted”), perfect passive participle of intrōmittō (“send in, let in”).
1
The state of being allowed to enter; admittance
2
The act of allowing to enter; admission
3
Putting one thing into another; introduction (into); insertion
- "Your father has told me all about it. Did you ever hear of anything so ridiculous?" "All about what?—all about what?" said Delia, whose attempt to represent happy ignorance seemed likely to be spoiled by an intromission of ferocity. She might succeed in appearing ignorant, but she could scarcely succeed in appearing happy.1888, Henry James, The Reverberator, Macmillan and Co.:
4
Copulation: usually the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus.
- Derived terms
- interintromission, superintromission, vicious intromission
- Related terms
- intromit, intromittent, intromittent organ, intromissive