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clitoral

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈklɪtəɹəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈklɪtəɹəl/
  • US: /klɪˈtɔɹəl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the clitoris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a clitoral orgasm

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clitoric

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the clitoris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clitoric

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From clitoris + -al.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَظْرِيّ (baẓriyy) — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Armenian: ծլիկային (clikayin) — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Bulgarian: клиторен (klitoren) — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Esperanto: klitora — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Finnish: häpykieli- — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Finnish: klitoris- — of or relating to the clitoris
  • French: clitoridien — of or relating to the clitoris
  • German: klitoral — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Greek: κλειτοριδικός (kleitoridikós) — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Ido: klitoridala — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Italian: clitorideo — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Portuguese: clitoridiano — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Russian: клитора́льный (klitorálʹnyj) — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Spanish: clitoridiano — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Spanish: clitoriano — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Swedish: klitorisk — of or relating to the clitoris
  • Ukrainian: кліторний (klitornyj) — of or relating to the clitoris