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erotic
[ ih-rot-ik ]
adjective
- arousing or satisfying sexual desire:
an erotic dance.
Synonyms: erogenous, aphrodisiac, sexy, sensuous
- of, relating to, or treating of sexual love; amatory:
an erotic novel.
- subject to or marked by strong sexual desire.
noun
- an erotic poem.
- an erotic person.
erotic
/ ɪˈrɒtɪk /
adjective
- of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure
- marked by strong sexual desire or being especially sensitive to sexual stimulation
noun
- a person who has strong sexual desires or is especially responsive to sexual stimulation
Derived Forms
- eˈrotically, adverb
Other Words From
- e·roti·cal·ly adverb
- anti·e·rotic adjective
- none·rotic adjective
- none·roti·cal·ly adverb
- pseudo·e·rotic adjective
- pseudo·e·roti·cal·ly adverb
- quasi-e·rotic adjective
- quasi-e·roti·cal·ly adverb
- une·rotic adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of erotic1
Example Sentences
Surely Leonardo’s erotic and emotional subjectivity within a repressive milieu was not nothing in shaping his worldly explorations — especially as a “disciple of experience” — but Burns doesn’t go there.
It talks about how women have to say yes to themselves: their erotic nature, their empowerment and it's not in service of men all the time.
It also disapproved of the virtual drag and go-go shows that Club Cobra streamed on OnlyFans, calling them “erotic dance shows.”
The truth of text is seemingly bolstered by a packet of erotic photos discovered alongside the manuscript.
Then the Trump campaign can pretend they're the great defenders of sexual freedom and it's those evil feminists that want to take your erotic rights away.
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About This Word
What does erotic mean?
Erotic is an adjective used to describe things that are or are intended to be sexually arousing or pleasurable, as in erotic novel or erotic dancing.
Example: It’s a regular bookstore, but it has an erotic literature section.
Erotic can also be used to describe something that relates to or involves sex or sexual content, as in The virus was linked to ads on erotic websites.
The related noun erotica refers to works like films and literature that are primarily erotic or that contain erotic elements.
Material that contains graphic sexual content is often referred to as pornography or porn (epecially when that’s all it contains). Labelling things as erotic may be an attempt to indicate that sexual elements are only part of the content, or simply to make them sound more tasteful or highbrow.
Much less commonly, erotic can be used as a noun to refer to a person who has intense sexual desire is easily sexually stimulated.
Where does erotic come from?
The first records of the word erotic come from the early 1600s. It comes from the Greek erōtikós, meaning “of love,” “caused by love,” or “given to love,” from erōs, love.
Sex and love have been linked since ancient times, and the root erōs is the basis for other terms involving sex, such as eros, meaning “physical love” or “sexual desire,” and erogenous, meaning “sensitive to sexual stimulation.”
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How is erotic used in real life?
The word erotic is often used in the context of movies and books with sexual content.
I do not know whether I can watch the NT's Treasure Island again because I find the prospect of Rory-from-Doctor-Who in pirate get-up quite frankly too erotic to handle
— Rosie Fletcher (@rosieatlarge) April 17, 2020
Reading erotic fiction at 2AM under the covers when I was 16 turned me into the woman I am today 😂
— Jade🍒 (@ChaelaKaylaaa) August 18, 2020
I wonder if people 400 years ago ever wrote erotic fanfiction about Shakespeare's plays.
— Mark (@markiplier) August 26, 2013
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