Meaning

1 senses
  1. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

    She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.

    empfängnisverhütend, kontrazeptiv

    противозача́точныйprotivozačátočnyj, контрацепти́вныйkontraceptívnyj

    протизаплі́днийprotyzaplídnyj, контрацепти́внийkontraceptývnyj

More definitions
  • capable of preventing conception or impregnation

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Which contraceptive method do you recommend?

    deWelche Verhütungsmethode empfehlen Sie? — Fingerhut

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

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

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

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  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. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

8 languages
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Русский
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that acts to prevent conception:
Deutsch
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that acts to prevent conception:

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

more contraceptive, most contraceptive

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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