pornography
[ pawr-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ pɔrˈnɒg rə fi /
noun
sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
Nearby words
porky, porn, pornification, pornocracy, pornographer, pornography, porny, porocele, porokeratosis, poroma, poromeric
Origin of pornography
Related forms
Can be confused
lewd obscene pornographic profanatory profaneDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for pornography
pornography
/ (pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
the production of such material
Sometimes (informal) shortened to: porn, porno
Derived Forms
pornographer, nounpornographic (ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivepornographically, adverbWord Origin for pornography
C19: from Greek pornographos writing of harlots, from pornē a harlot + graphein to write
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Culture definitions for pornography
pornography
Books, photographs, magazines, art, or music designed to excite sexual impulses and considered by public authorities or public opinion as in violation of accepted standards of sexual morality. American courts have not yet settled on a satisfactory definition of what constitutes pornographic material. (See obscenity.)
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