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climax

/ˈklaɪ.mæks/noun, verb2 syllables

Climax means: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse.

Synonyms for climax6

noun, as in the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

orgasm, sexual climax, coming

noun, as in the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

flood tide

noun, as in the decisive moment in a novel or play

culmination

verb, as in end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

culminate

What does climax mean?6

noun

1

the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

2

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding“the climax of the artist's career”

3

the decisive moment in a novel or play“the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”

4

the most severe stage of a disease

5

arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

verb

1

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage“The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Climax in a sentence

  • The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.shekitten
  • The game came to a climax.rul
  • All voices were extinguished in the climax.marcelostockle
  • The information was the capping climax.remline
  • After watching the movie’s climax, I wished I could rewind time to see the earlier scenes again.Myrano_
  • Tom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.thomsmells
  • Mary did not climax when she and Tom had their first sexual intercourse.saluyot

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of climax

as a noun

plural
climaxes

as a verb

past tense
climaxed
present participle
climaxing
third-person singular
climaxes
past participle
climaxed