consummation
/kɒnsəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
/ /kɒnsjʊˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/noun
1The action of making a marriage or relationship complete by having sexual intercourse: the eager consummation that follows a long and passionate seduction...
- What's to come for all these characters - marriages, consummations, and resolutions - is far from sure.
- This was apparently nothing at all like the consummations that I had previously encountered in my dark marital bedroom.
- In this cultural context the sexual consummation of the relationship may be less rewarding than was anticipated.
1.1 [mass noun] The point at which something is complete or finalized: the consummation of a sale...
- The consummation of Eliot's appeal was the longest running musical in history, Cats.
- The consummation of their hope is set before them, along with the salvation of the world.
- The consummation of this superiority would be the betrayal itself - that would set her above all others.
Synonyms
completion, accomplishment, achievement, attainment;
execution, carrying out, discharge, performance;
conclusion, realization, resolution, finalization, finishing, ending, fulfilment, effectuation, fruition, success;
crowning, capping, perfecting, perfection
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin consummatio(n-), from the verb consummare (see consummate).