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apodyopsis

apodyopsis noun: the act of gazing at a person and imagining them naked; a mental undressing.

Noun

apodyopsis (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) The act of gazing at a person and imagining them naked; a mental undressing.
    • Deirdre is also a very attractive woman with nicely large breasts and a nicely large butt. She has long brown hair that she sometimes colors a lovely auburn and green eyes. She is sexy woman in a pretty way. I often wish that her style of dress would lend itself more to apodyopsis.2006 April 3, Esu Migabe, “{ASSM} {REVIEW} Write Club Duel”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet)
    • He sauntered over to her. He had a pot-belly and piggy eyes and clearly had had enough of performing apodyopsis, wanting more. "You turning tricks?" He asked in a regional accent and Sarah screwed up her face.2012 May 27, John D, “{ASSM} Growing Pains: Broken Promises (MF, teen, exhib, flirt, f-solo, toys)”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet)

Examples of apodyopsis in a sentence

  • PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practice the art of apodyopsis with great relish.2013 September 26, Rob Brezsny, “Free Will Astrology”, in Eugene Weekly, volume XXXII, number 37 (syndicated column), Eugene, O.R.: What's...
  • She had been naked before him before plenty of times when he rehearsed apodyopsis, but her body was even more stunning live amd^([sic]) not trapped in his imagination.2014, Ryan Patrick Sullivan, Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, Bloomington, I.N.: Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, pages 210–211:
  • It is like an act of apodyopsis, one of those mentally stimulating realities of seduction.2015, Victor Counted, From A Weakspot To A Hotshot: Life Changing Insights on How to Lead & Live a Complete Life!, Cape Town: Hubb...

Origin of apodyopsis

From Ancient Greek ἀποδύω (apodúō, “strip off, undress”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). The term is not recorded in other major dictionaries and is likely a neologism.

Questions about apodyopsis

What does apodyopsis mean?
Apodyopsis means the act of gazing at a person and imagining them naked; a mental undressing.
How do you use apodyopsis in a sentence?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practice the art of apodyopsis with great relish.
What part of speech is apodyopsis?
Apodyopsis is a noun.

Words near apodyopsis in the dictionary

  1. apodoses
  2. apodosis
  3. apodotic
  4. apodous
  5. apods
  6. apodyopsis
  7. apodyteria
  8. apodyterium
  9. apodyteriums
  10. apoenzymatic
  11. apoenzyme

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