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porn

porn

458 5.2
Photos, films, or writing that show sex to make people want sex
  • noun
  • /pɔrn/
  • Offensive
: porno
  • However, the younger respondents most frequently reported exposure to porn on the internet.
  • watch porn
  • Internet porn
  • child porn

I've seen girls that were doing porn, studying to be a lawyer.

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Examples

  • Children are also unlikely to be able to view any kind of porn online without a credit card.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many people criticize the influence of porn on modern relationships.

  • But the gap between having sex and watching porn is huge.

  • Women in particular end up paying a very high price in the porn and prostitution industries.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The Times Square show ran until the 1950s, when porn shops drove out such wholesome fare.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She found it difficult to discuss the impact of porn with her friends.

  • The debate over porn often centers on its effects on societal norms.

Synonyms

pornography
vsporn
  • Offensive
147 7.2

Images and films that show sex and naked people to make people want sex

is the shorter, more informal label rather than the formal term
porno
vsporn
  • Offensive
105 8.0

Books, pictures or films made mainly to make people feel sexual desire

is the regular written term rather than the informal variant
smut
vsporn
  • Offensive
18 8.8

Words, pictures, or stories about sex that people find rude

is the neutral descriptive term for sexual works not necessarily obscene
erotica
vsporn
  • NSFW
15 8.0

Books, photos or films that show people having sex to make people feel sexual desire

is viewed mainly as lacking artistic or literary value rather than artful
adult movie
vsporn
  • NSFW
5 5.5

A film for adults that shows sexual scenes or explicit content

is broader, covering many creative formats beyond single motion pictures

Antonyms

art
∞ 1.0

Creative works like paintings or music that show beauty and feeling

158 3.9

Written works such as novels, poems, and plays that people value for art or ideas

Compounds

porn star
  • Offensive
53 4.3

A person who acts in films that show people having sex

kiddie porn
  • Offensive
9 9.9

Pictures or videos that show children in sexual activity and are illegal

kiddy porn
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Sexual images or videos of children that are illegal and harmful

1 9.6

Images or stories that show poor people in a shocking way to make people feel sorry

war porn
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Media that shows violent scenes in a graphic way to shock or entertain rather than inform

inspiration porn
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Pictures or stories that use disabled people to make others admire them while ignoring their real lives

1 8.3

An area in the San Fernando Valley where many adult films are made

pity porn
  • Literature
1 9.9

Stories or images that try to make people feel sorry to get attention and money

porn merchant
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who sells adult pictures or films, sometimes illegally, for example to minors

porn tube
  • Offensive
7.7

A website that shows sex videos for adults, often for free

How Explicit

porn
  • Offensive
458 5.2
erotica
  • NSFW
15 8.0

Surface Forms

porn singular
porns plural

Etymology

The word porn is short for pornography, which comes from Greek parts porne 'prostitute' and graph 'writing', a root you can see in photograph. So it first meant 'writing or pictures about prostitutes', and that's why today porn means sexual pictures or films made to excite people.