erotogenic

[ih-roh-tuh-jen-ik, ih-rot-uh-]

adjective

1. erogenous.

erotogenic

/ ɪˌrɒtəˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. originating from or causing sexual stimulation; erogenous

Word History and Origins

Origin of erotogenic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; eroto- + -genic

Example Sentences

What he couldn't do was re-launch himself as a Hollywood zaddy, because the onscreen relationship between Affleck's dollar-bin gangster and Lopez's Ricki puts off such a stink that it asphyxiated the actor's erotogenic charisma.

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“This could be the basis for many women saying that nipple stimulation is erotogenic,” he told LiveScience.

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Talk of this “distinct erotogenic zone” didn’t take off until the ‘80s, after the term was popularized in the book “The G Spot: And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” by Alice Khan Ladas, Beverly Whipple and John D. Perry.

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The kiss was primary evidence in his argument that this separation was too simplistic: “Even a kiss can claim to be described as a perverse act,” he asserted, “since it consists in the bringing together of two oral erotogenic zones instead of two genitals. Yet no one rejects it as perverse; on the contrary, it is permitted in theatrical performances as a softened hint at the sexual act.”

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