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erogenous

American  
[ih-roj-uh-nuhs] / ɪˈrɒdʒ ə nəs /
Also erogenic

adjective

  1. especially sensitive to sexual stimulation, as certain areas of the body.

    erogenous zones.

  2. arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire; sexually stimulating.

erogenous British  
/ ˌɛrədʒɪˈniːɪtɪ, ɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs, ˌɛrəˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

  1. sensitive to sexual stimulation

    erogenous zones of the body

  2. arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure

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Other Word Forms

  • erogeneity noun

Etymology

Origin of erogenous

1885–90; < Greek érō ( s ) Eros + -genous

Example Sentences

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He was a bad college quarterback, he hit all of the old-school scouting erogenous zones and his style was haphazard at best.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

The absence of the barrier of sympathy carries with it the danger that the connections between cruelty and the erogenous impulses formed in childhood cannot be broken in later life.

From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden)

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