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erogenous

/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

erogenous adjective: sensitive to sexual arousal.

Adjective

erogenous (comparative more erogenous, superlative most erogenous)

  1. Sensitive to sexual arousal.
    • His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance (paperback), Fourth Estate, page 254
  2. Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.
    • give him an erogenous massage

Forms of erogenous

comparativemore erogenous
superlativemost erogenous

Origin of erogenous

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

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Questions about erogenous

What does erogenous mean?
Erogenous means sensitive to sexual arousal.
What part of speech is erogenous?
Erogenous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce erogenous?
Erogenous is pronounced /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/.

Words near erogenous in the dictionary

  1. erogations
  2. erogatory
  3. eroge
  4. erogenic
  5. erogenicity
  6. erogenous
  7. erogenous zone
  8. erogenous zones
  9. erogenously
  10. erogenousness
  11. EROI

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