Search results
- Dictionaryphallus/ˈfaləs/
noun
- 1. a penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance): "the hill figure is a naked man brandishing a club and displaying a huge phallus"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
A phallus (pl.: phalli or phalluses) is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis, or a mimetic image of an erect penis. In art history, a figure with an erect penis is described as ithyphallic .
Phallus definition: an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.. See examples of PHALLUS used in a sentence.
an image or a model of the penis, especially one representing the power of men to make women pregnant, or a penis: These primitive peoples are believed to have worshipped the phallus as a symbol of regeneration .
noun. phal· lus ˈfa-ləs. plural phalli ˈfa-ˌlī. -ˌlē. or phalluses. 1. : a symbol or representation of the penis. 2. : penis. Examples of phallus in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web That said, there's plenty more beyond the phalluses.
Jun 28, 2024 · Definitions of phallus. noun. the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) synonyms: member, penis. see more.
Definition of phallus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. pl. phal·li (făl′ī′) or phal·lus·es. 1. Anatomy. a. The penis. b. The sexually undifferentiated tissue in an embryo that becomes the penis or clitoris. 2. A representation of the erect penis as an embodiment of generative power.
an image of the male reproductive organ, esp. that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature. 2. Anatomy. the penis, the clitoris, or the sexually undifferentiated embryonic organ out of which either of these develops.
1 a penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance): the hill figure is a naked man brandishing a club and displaying a huge phallus the building was a monumental steel and glass phallus figurative
A representation or image of the penis as the reproductive organ, worshiped as a symbol of generative power, as in the Dionysiac festivals of ancient Greece. The undifferentiated embryonic tissue that develops into the penis or clitoris.
