mons

¹

[ monz ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural mon·tes [mon, -teez].

1. an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
2. mons pubis.
3. mons veneris.

Mons

²

[ mawns ]

noun

1. a city in Belgium.

Mons.

³

abbreviation for

1. Monsieur.

Mons

/ mɔ̃s /

noun

1. a town in SW Belgium, capital of Hainaut province: scene of the first battle (1914) of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. Pop: 91 185 (2004 est) Flemish nameBergen

Word History and Origins

Origin of mons¹

1615–25; < New Latin; Latin mōns mountain, hill; mount ²

Example Sentences

Although many of the characters, including the physicians, in “Man’s 4th Best Hospital” are women, and, although Bergman has gotten beyond the trope of nurse as dumb mons, his depiction of gender is still old-fashioned.

From The New Yorker

When recognized in its complete, three-dimensional glory, it has something of a wishbone shape and comes into contact with the labia, urethra, mons, and vaginal walls.

From The Verge

But White says neither of the two moons support features as big as the Wright and Picard mons.

From Science Magazine

Women resent they earn less, care for children more and are expected to wax every last hair from their mons pubis before going on the date in the first place.

From Forbes

The mountain ranges and individual mountains are labeled with their Latin names, "montes" for mountain ranges and "mons" for individual mountains.

From Scientific American