Meaning

1 senses
  1. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

    Putting a pig's bladder over one's penis before intercourse is not a good contraceptive.

    Kontrazeptivum, Empfängnisverhütungsmittel, Verhütungsmittel

    контрацепти́вkontraceptív, противозача́точное сре́дствоprotivozačátočnoje srédstvo, противозача́точноеprotivozačátočnoje

    протизаплі́дний за́сібprotyzaplídnyj zásib, контрацепти́вkontraceptýv

More definitions
  • an agent or device intended to prevent conception

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Which contraceptive method do you recommend?

    deWelche Verhütungsmethode empfehlen Sie?

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  2. A possible side effect of the contraceptive pill is a loss of sex drive.

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  3. In Japan the ring shaped ones came into use first so they're also often called "contraceptive rings".

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  4. Things like the ‘morning-after pill’ can just be reclassified as an abortifacient instead of as a contraceptive.

  5. Today, I saw a woman in pink crocs and I believe that that is the best contraceptive I have ever seen.

    deHeute habe ich eine Frau in rosa Crocs gesehen und ich glaube, dass das das beste Verhütungsmittel ist, das ich je gesehen habe.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented:
Русский
By meaning 1
means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented:

Origin

Coined in the 20th century from contra- + conceptive; compare the related contraception.

Coined in the 20th century from contra- + conceptive; compare the related contraception.

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Forms

plural: contraceptives
Singularcontraceptive
Pluralcontraceptives

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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