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eroticism
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Origin
e·rot·i·cism
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əm
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noun
1.
the sexual or
erotic
quality or character of something.
2.
the use of sexually arousing or suggestive symbolism, settings, allusions, situations, etc., in
art
, literature, drama, or the like.
3.
the condition of being sexually aroused or excited.
4.
sexual drive or tendency.
5.
an abnormally persistent sexual drive.
Also,
er·o·tism
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əˌtɪz
əm
/
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.
Origin:
1880–85;
erotic
+
-ism
Related forms
e·rot·i·cist,
noun
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World English Dictionary
eroticism
or
erotism
(ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm, ˈɛrəˌtɪzəm)
—
n
1.
erotic quality or nature
2.
the use of sexually arousing or pleasing symbolism in literature or art
3.
sexual excitement or desire
4.
a tendency to exalt sex
5.
psychol
an overt display of sexual behaviour
erotism
or
erotism
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
eroticism
1881, from
erotic
+
-ism
. Earlier was erotism (1849).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
eroticism
e·rot·i·cism (ĭ-rŏt'ĭ-sĭz'əm)
n.
Sexual excitement.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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