- of, relating to, or involving masturbation: The movie portrays pornography as arousing counterfeit emotions—onanistic pleasure without ultimate satisfaction.
- characterized by withdrawal of the penis during sexual intercourse, so that ejaculation occurs outside the vagina.
- serving only for intellectual or emotional self-gratification; unproductive: This one-man confessional performance could be either an exercise in onanistic self-regard, or something that exposes its performer for a deeper purpose in which others can participate.
