pornography
sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
Origin of pornography
1Other words from pornography
- por·no·graph·ic [pawr-nuh-graf-ik], /ˌpɔr nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
- por·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·por·no·graph·ic, adjective
- an·ti·por·nog·ra·phy, noun, adjective
- non·por·no·graph·ic, adjective
- un·por·no·graph·ic, adjective
Words that may be confused with pornography
- lewd, obscene, pornographic , profanatory, profane
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British Dictionary definitions for pornography
/ (pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
the production of such material
Origin of pornography
1- Sometimes (informal) shortened to: porn, porno
Derived forms of pornography
- pornographer, noun
- pornographic (ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
- pornographically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for 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.)
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