erotica vs. porn

erotica

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.

  2. sexually explicit art, photographs, sculptures, or the like, depicting human sexuality.

porn

noun

  1. Sometimes porno pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively).

    arrested for selling porn;

    a porn star;

    porn films.

  2. television shows, articles, photographs, etc., thought to cater to an excessive, irresistible desire for or interest in something.

    a magazine filled with enticing food porn; an addiction to real-estate porn.