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erect

erect

10 7.4
Stiff and hard because of sexual excitement
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈrɛkt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : erecto
  • The intimate moment caused him to feel erect, a natural response to attraction.
  • erect penis

No fucking brain, just erect and ready.

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Examples

  • One so erect and strong could scarcely be mortal; he must be a god.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After a moment of excitement, he felt his body respond, and he became erect.

  • When erect, how large is it?

  • Today you became erect quicker than on other days.

  • His penis was firm and erect and entered her easily.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Now her nipples were sharply erect, and I was shaken by the look of her torso.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Her nipples were perpetually erect; her throat and chest remained perpetually flushed.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She noticed that his excitement made him erect, revealing his arousal.

Antonyms

552 1.0

Easily pressed when you touch it

14 7.3

Soft and limp, without firmness or strength

Compounds

9.9

A plant that grows upright with bright blue flowers each year

How Firm

rigid
35 4.0
erect
  • Offensive
10 7.4
semi-erect
  • Specialized
7.4
flaccid
14 7.3

Surface Forms

erect positive

Etymology

Erect shares the same Latin root erectus and eregere meaning 'to raise up', giving the simple image of something 'standing up'. That's why erect is also used for a sexual meaning — it describes when a part becomes 'stiff' and 'standing up'.