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phallic

adj · 5 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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  • /ˈfælɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ælɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: F AE1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to, or characteristic of the penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Shaped like an erect human penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to or exhibiting masculine or patriarchal traits, seen metaphorically as seated in the male genitalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a phallic cult
  • phallic worship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

resembling or being a phallus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a phallic symbol
  • phallic eroticism
  • priapic figurines

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: priapic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English phallus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phallic From phallus (“penis”) + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: falliese — Translations
  • Arabic: قَضِيبِيّ (qaḍībiyy) — Translations
  • Asturian: fálicu — Translations
  • Bulgarian: фалически (faličeski) — Translations
  • Catalan: fàl·lic — Translations
  • Czech: falický — Translations
  • Danish: fallisk — Translations
  • Dutch: fallisch — Translations
  • Finnish: fallinen — Translations
  • Finnish: fallos- — Translations
  • French: phallique — Translations
  • Galician: fálico — Translations
  • German: phallisch — Translations
  • Greek: φαλλικό (fallikó) — Translations
  • Hebrew: פאלי (fáli) — Translations
  • Hebrew: פאלית (fálit) — Translations
  • Hungarian: fallikus — Translations
  • Italian: fallico — Translations
  • Japanese: 陰茎の (inkei no, inkyou no) — Translations
  • Japanese: 男根の (dankon no) — Translations
  • Korean: 남근의 (namgeunui) — Translations
  • Latin: phallicus — Translations
  • Norwegian: fallisk — Translations
  • Occitan: fallic — Translations
  • Polish: falliczny — Translations
  • Portuguese: fálico — Translations
  • Romanian: falic — Translations
  • Russian: фалли́ческий (fallíčeskij) — Translations
  • Spanish: fálico — Translations
  • Swedish: fallisk — Translations
  • Turkish: fallik — Translations