phallic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfælɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfælɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fal′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phal•lic  (fal′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomyof, pertaining to, or resembling a phallus.
  2. Anatomyof or pertaining to phallicism.
  3. Anatomy, Psychiatrygenital (def. 2b).
Also, phal′li•cal. 
  • Greek phallikós. See phallus, -ic
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phallic /ˈfælɪk/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus: a phallic symbol
    • relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which a male child's interest is concentrated on the genital organs
    • designating personality traits, such as conceit and self-assurance, due to fixation at the phallic stage of development Compare anal, oral, genital
  3. of or relating to phallicism
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
phal•lus /ˈfæləs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. phal•li /ˈfælaɪ/USA pronunciation  phal•lus•es. 
  1. Mythologya representation of the penis, usually as a symbol of male sexual power.
  2. Anatomypenis.
phal•lic /ˈfælɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. : the phallic symbolism of the spacecraft, long and tapered at one end.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phal•lus  (fal′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. phal•li (fal′ī),USA pronunciation phal•lus•es. 
  1. 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. Anatomythe penis, the clitoris, or the sexually undifferentiated embryonic organ out of which either of these develops.
  • Greek phallós penis
  • Latin
  • 1605–15

'phallic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anal - genital - lingam - oral - priapic - phallicism - phallic phase - phallic symbol

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