soft-core

[sawft-kawr, -kohr, soft-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit.

   soft-core pornography.

soft-core

adjective

1. (of pornography) suggestive and titillating through not being totally explicit or detailed

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-core¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Related Words

• boorish 
• coarse 
• crude 
• disgusting 
• filthy 
• impolite 
• indecent 
• nasty 
• naughty 
• obscene 
• off-color 
• profane 
• ribald 
• scatological 
• suggestive 
• tasteless 
• tawdry