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erotic

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɪˈɹɑtɪk/
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/ɪˈɹɑtɪk/ · /ɪˈɹɒtɪk/

Definition of erotic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
    “erotic entertainment and services”
    “I had an erotic dream last night.”
    “There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.”
    “The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.”
    “Later ages contributed their own epichorial and distinctive manner to these universal delights in the erotic. In China, The Golden Lotus is an amazing sustained achievement.”
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adj

  1. Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
    “erotic entertainment and services”
    “I had an erotic dream last night.”
    “There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.”
    “The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.”
    “Later ages contributed their own epichorial and distinctive manner to these universal delights in the erotic. In China, The Golden Lotus is an amazing sustained achievement.”

noun

  1. An amorous composition or poem.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).

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