erotic C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪˈrɑtɪk/ UK /ɪˈrɒtɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #9134 Meanings 1 adj relating to sexual desire, love, or sexual excitement The discussion treats erotic desire as a powerful form of motivation. 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 Common collocations erotic love Adjective + noun Etymology From French erotique, from Ancient Greek erotikos ("relating to love"), based on eros ("love, especially sexual love"). Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # erotic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈrɑtɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈrɒtɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 9134 ## Meanings 1. relating to sexual desire, love, or sexual excitement 2. a literary or artistic work concerned with sexual love ## Examples - The discussion treats erotic desire as a powerful form of motivation. - The anthology includes an erotic written in the classical tradition. ## Synonyms - sexual - amorous - sensual ## Antonyms - nonsexual - platonic ## Derived Forms - erotically - eroticism - eroticize ## Related Forms - eros - desire - love ## Etymology From French erotique, from Ancient Greek erotikos ("relating to love"), based on eros ("love, especially sexual love"). ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown