erotic

From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɑtɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɒtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

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erotic (comparative more erotic, superlative most erotic)

1. Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

   Synonyms: amatory, arousing, sensual, sexy

   erotic entertainment and services

   I had an erotic dream last night.

   There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49:

     The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 88:

     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.

erotic (plural erotics)

1. An amorous composition or poem.

• “erotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “erotic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “erotic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• ictero-, tercio

erotic

1. erotic

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erotic m (feminine singular erotica, masculine plural erotics, feminine plural eroticas)

1. erotic

• erotisme

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025

Borrowed from French érotique.

• IPA^(key): [eˈrotik]

erotic m or n (feminine singular erotică, masculine plural erotici, feminine and neuter plural erotice)

1. erotic

• “erotic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025