condomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.dɒm/us/ˈkɑːn.dəm/UK also sheatha thin rubber covering that a man can wear on his penis during sex to stop a woman becoming pregnant or to protect him or his partner against infectious diseases
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Obstetrics: contraception
- cap
- coil
- coitus interruptus
- contraception
- contraceptive
- Dutch cap
- family planning
- Femidom
- French letter
- johnny
- loop
- minipill
- morning-after pill
- prophylactic
- rhythm method
- safe sex
- spermicidal
- spermicide
- sterilization
- unprotected
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Examples from literature
- A primitive condom just introduced to the aristocracy from France helped deter syphilis, but was uncomfortable and unreliable.
- The mountain path had grown over with weeds and thistles and condoms and cans and inexplicable maxi-pads and doll parts.
- There is some interest in attempting to trace the origin and history of the condom, though it seems impossible to do so with any precision.