erotic

adjective Also, e·rot·i·cal.

arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.

of, pertaining to, or treating of sexual love; amatory: an erotic novel.

subject to or marked by strong sexual desire.

noun

an erotic poem.

an erotic person.

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Origin:
1615–25; < Greek erōtikós of love, caused by love, given to love, equivalent to erōt- (stem of érōs) Eros + -ikos -ic

Related forms

e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

an·ti·e·rot·ic, adjective

non·e·rot·ic, adjective

non·e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

pseu·do·e·rot·ic, adjective

pseu·do·e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

qua·si-e·rot·ic, adjective

qua·si-e·rot·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·e·rot·ic, adjective

Can be confused: erotic, erratic, exotic.

Synonyms
1. sensuous, sexy, aphrodisiac, erogenous.

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erotic (ɪˈrɒtɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure
2.	marked by strong sexual desire or being especially sensitive to sexual stimulation

—n
3.	a person who has strong sexual desires or is especially responsive to sexual stimulation

[C17: from Greek erōtikos of love, from erōs love]

e'rotically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

erotic

1620s (implied in erotical), from Fr. érotique, from Gk. erotikos, from eros (gen. erotos) "sexual love" (see Eros). Eroticize is from 1914. Erotomaniac "one driven mad by passionate love" (sometimes also used in the sense of "nymphomaniac") is from 1858.

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Medical Dictionary

erotic e·rot·ic (ĭ-rŏt'ĭk)
adj.

Of or concerning sexual love and desire.
Tending to arouse sexual desire.
Dominated by sexual love or desire.

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"Not bedding, but a "relationship," is what women seek. And in this difference it is impossible to fail to acknowledge a distinct superiority of the feminine sensibility, however cantish this may sound. Whereas men are overwhelmed by the strong pulsations of the body, women remain free to bestow a wider meaning to the corporeal elements of the erotic. The erotic does not end in spastic contractions and reflex discharges; it transcends them, to reach into the ethereal realms of memory and feeling, like a note that reverberates long after the string has pulsated.
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