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adjective
1.
especially sensitive to sexual stimulation, as certain areas of the body: erogenous zones.
2.
arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire; sexually stimulating.
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Word Origin & History
erogenous
formed 1889 from Gk. eros "sexual love" + English -genous "producing." A slightly earlier variant was erogenic (1887), from Fr. érogénique. Both, as OED laments, are improperly formed.
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erogenous e·rog·e·nous (ĭ-rŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Responsive or sensitive to sexual stimulation, as of particular body parts.
Arousing sexual desire.
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