sexual intercourse vs sexual activity

sexual intercourse and sexual activity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sexual intercourse	Yes	No	No	No
sexual activity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sexual activity is a hypernym of sexual intercourse; that is, sexual activity is a word with a broader meaning than sexual intercourse:

sexual intercourse: sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
sexual activity: activities associated with sexual intercourse

Other hypernyms of sexual intercourse include sex, sex activity, sexual practice.

sexual intercourse (noun)	sexual activity (noun)
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur	activities associated with sexual intercourse

sexual intercourse vs sexual activity

sexual intercourse and sexual activity both are nouns.

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