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erotic

erotic

113 6.5
Causing sexual desire or showing sexual interest
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈrɒtɪk/
  • NSFW
translation icon : erótico
  • The film was filled with erotic scenes that captivated the audience's imagination.
  • erotic desire
  • erotic pleasure
  • erotic fantasy

Wow, that was pretty erotic, wasn't it?

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Examples

  • I found them intensely erotic.

  • It always struck me as so erotic - doing it with your big belly.

  • Yeah, it was like being in an erotic dream.

  • But it was also the most exciting and erotic sexual experience that she had ever had.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • This is supposed to be erotic.

  • I had a very erotic adventure with my pillow.

  • Beautiful travel pictures and very erotic black-and-white portraits of young men and women.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And then the situation feels erotic to a woman and she's receptive.

  • I make erotica for women, erotic confessions.

  • So there's a book called The Erotic Mind by a guy named Jack Moran.

Synonyms

sexy
vserotic
  • NSFW
681 4.1

Attractive in a way that makes people feel sexual interest

is about causing sexual pleasure or desire rather than just attractive appearance
pornographic
vserotic
  • Offensive
49 7.2

Shows sexual acts to make people feel sexual desire

focuses on arousal without requiring explicit visual depiction
lewd
vserotic
  • Offensive
33 7.4

Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people

focuses on arousal or pleasure without the strong indecency or obscenity
salacious
vserotic
  • Offensive
24 9.9

Too interested in sex in a way that makes people uncomfortable

is about arousal or pleasure without excess or moral judgment implied
provocative
vserotic
  • NSFW
22 7.2

Tends to make people feel sexual interest by being suggestive

aims to arouse desire more directly instead of only suggesting it
sensual
vserotic
  • NSFW
19 6.9

Causing sexual desire or pleasure

focuses more on arousing desire rather than sensory bodily pleasure
amorous
vserotic
16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

is more about arousing sexual pleasure than expressing affection or love
lascivious
vserotic
  • Offensive
11 9.5

Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable

focuses on arousal or pleasure without implying offensiveness or impropriety
sexually attractive
vserotic
  • NSFW
3 5.4

To make other people want to have sex

is intended to arouse others rather than merely being capable of doing so
titillating
vserotic
  • NSFW
1 8.6

Causing sexual excitement in people

is stronger and more directly meant to arouse sexual desire
amatory
vserotic
  • NSFW
1 9.6

Relating to romantic or sexual love

focuses on arousal or pleasure rather than romantic love aspects
orgastic
vserotic
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Causing very strong sexual pleasure like an orgasm

is generally about arousal and pleasure, not specifically orgasmic intensity
torchy
vserotic
  • NSFW
9.9

Making people feel sexual desire in a soft, suggestive way

is more about creating clear sexual pleasure than gentle suggestion

Antonyms

6.3

Does not relate to or cause sexual interest

Compounds

6.8

A strong feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person

How Erotic

pornographic
  • Offensive
49 7.2
erotic
  • NSFW
113 6.5
sexy
  • NSFW
681 4.1
suggestive
  • Offensive
9 6.0

Surface Forms

erotic positive

Morphology

erotic = eros (semi-transparent) = erot + ic

The adjective is formed by a regular suffixation (-ic) from the Greek combining form erot-; the derivation is regular but the root is a learned combining form (not a common standalone English word), so it is not fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Erotic comes from the Greek name Eros, which means 'love' or a strong 'desire'. So, something described as erotic is meant to show or cause sexual desire.