单词 | orgy |
释义 | orgy[ awr-jee ] / ˈɔr dʒi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orgy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural or·gies.wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing. orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, especially in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus, characterized in later times by wild dancing, singing, and drinking. Informal. a boisterous, rowdy party. Origin of orgy1580–90; <Middle French orgie<Latin orgia (neuter plural) secret rites <Greek órgia, akin to érgonwork Words nearby orgyorgiastic, orgone, orgone box, orgone energy, orgulous, orgy, -orial, oribi, orichalcum, oriel, oriel window Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orgy
British Dictionary definitions for orgyorgy / (ˈɔːdʒɪ) / noun plural -giesa wild gathering marked by promiscuous sexual activity, excessive drinking, etc an act of immoderate or frenzied indulgence (often plural) secret religious rites of Dionysus, Bacchus, etc, marked by drinking, dancing, and songs Derived forms of orgyorgiastic, adjectiveWord Origin for orgyC16: from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Greek: nocturnal festival Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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