US /ɪˈrɑtɪk/ UK /ɪˈrɒtɪk/
adj noun Freq #9134

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to sexual desire, love, or sexual excitement

    The discussion treats erotic desire as a powerful form of motivation.

  2. 2
    noun

    a literary or artistic work concerned with sexual love

    The anthology includes an erotic written in the classical tradition.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · relating to sexual desire,... sexualamoroussensual
2 noun · a literary or artistic work... love poemerotic work
Opposites
nonsexualplatonic
Word family
Derived forms eroticallyeroticismeroticize
Related forms erosdesirelove

Etymology

From French erotique, from Ancient Greek erotikos ("relating to love"), based on eros ("love, especially sexual love").

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