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pornography
[ pawr-nog-ruh-fee ]
noun
- sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
pornography
/ pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ; ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk /
noun
- writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
- the production of such material
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 .)
Derived Forms
- porˈnographer, noun
- pornographic, adjective
- ˌpornoˈgraphically, adverb
Other Words From
- por·no·graph·ic [pawr-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
- porno·graphi·cal·ly adverb
- anti·porno·graphic adjective
- anti·por·nogra·phy noun adjective
- nonpor·no·graphic adjective
- unpor·no·graphic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pornography1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pornography1
Example Sentences
With its alcoholic, drug-addicted, suicidal ensemble of seeming thousands, I registered it as taboo — like pornography, or my nascent interest in other boys, a secret to be kept from others.
Some Democrats defended Biden’s action, noting that Trump had his own challenges, including his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case involving his relationship with pornography star Stormy Daniels.
Most of the answers revolved around sex: naked photos, sex toys, pornography, dirty notes and sexts.
"The numbers of clients seeking help with pornography problems at The Laurel Centre have doubled over recent years, as have our requests from health professionals for further training," she tells the BBC.
A Northern Ireland Executive online safety strategy for young people had previously expressed concern over exposure to pornography online.
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