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genitality

noun

Etymology

From genital + -ity.

  1. derived from genitalis
  2. inherited from genital
  3. suffixed as genitality — “genital + ity”

Definitions

  1. In psychoanalytic theory, the part of sexuality that relates to the genitalia.

  2. In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus

    In Reichian psychoanalysis, the integrated function of the entire sexual apparatus; as opposed to pregenitality, neurosis. Note that in this use, sexuality oriented on the genitalia may not by itself constitute genitality, i.e. phallicism would be considered a pregenitally functioning sexuality.

  3. The ability to attain erotic sensation in the genitalia.

The neighborhood

Derived

heterogenitality, homogenitality

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA