erotic
[ih-rot-ik]
adjective Also e·rot·i·cal.
arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
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.
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Examples from the Web for erotics
Contemporary Examples of erotics
A poem that relies on the image of a storm-tossed boat to put the "row" in "erotics."
Historical Examples of erotics
Socrates described his philosophy as the science of erotics.
A Problem in Greek EthicsJohn Addington Symonds
Much of their erotics she only half understood, but that made it all the more lovely.
Tales of Two CountriesAlexander Kielland
To prove this with all the rigidity of demonstration desirable is in the present state of erotics beyond our power.
The Soul of the Far EastPercival Lowell
As Frenchmen, they thought little about marrying, but as young Parisians they led a life into which erotics entered largely.
Tales of Two CountriesAlexander Kielland
erotic
adjective Also: erotical
noun
Word Origin for erotic
C17: from Greek erōtikos of love, from erōs love
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erotic
[ĭ-rŏt′ĭk]
adj.
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