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erotic

[ ih-rot-ik ]

/ ɪˈrɒt ɪk /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR erotic

1 sensuous, sexy, aphrodisiac, erogenous.

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Origin of erotic

1615–25; <Greek erōtikós of love, caused by love, given to love, equivalent to erōt- (stem of érōs) Eros + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM erotic

e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·e·rot·ic, adjectivenon·e·rot·ic, adjectivenon·e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

pseu·do·e·rot·ic, adjectivepseu·do·e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-e·rot·ic, adjectivequa·si-e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverbun·e·rot·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH erotic

erotic , erratic, exotic

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How to use erotic in a sentence

A poem that relies on the image of a storm-tossed boat to put the "row" in "erotics."
Five Poems of Passion|Paul Muldoon|February 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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 East|Percival Lowell
As Frenchmen, they thought little about marrying, but as young Parisians they led a life into which erotics entered largely.
Tales of Two Countries|Alexander Kielland
Socrates described his philosophy as the science of erotics.
A Problem in Greek Ethics|John Addington Symonds

It is for it that he created the trumpery horrors, the sweet erotics of the score of "Salome."
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld
Much of their erotics she only half understood, but that made it all the more lovely.
Tales of Two Countries|Alexander Kielland

British Dictionary definitions for erotic

erotic

/ (ɪˈrɒtɪk) /

adjective Also: erotical

of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure

marked by strong sexual desire or being especially sensitive to sexual stimulation

noun

a person who has strong sexual desires or is especially responsive to sexual stimulation

Derived forms of erotic

erotically, adverb

Word Origin for erotic

C17: from Greek erōtikos of love, from erōs love

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Medical definitions for erotic

erotic

[ ĭ-rŏt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or concerning sexual love and desire.

Tending to arouse sexual desire.

Dominated by sexual love or desire.

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