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eros

/ˈɪə.ɹɒs//ˈɛɹ.ɑs/

eros noun: a winged figure of a child representing love or its power.

Noun (1)

eros (usually uncountable, plural erotes)

  1. (usually) A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
  2. (usually) Physical love; sexual desire.
    • He would introduce her to the wonders of eros; she would bloom under his expert tutelage.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 54
  3. (usually) a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.
  4. (usually) libido
  5. (usually) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Eros

IPA/ˈɛɹɒs/

Eros (plural Eroses)

  1. (Greek) The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
    • I'm not just talking about sexually transmitted diseases, though Eros-knows there's precious little information about them available to gay men.1981 August 1, Ron Vachon, “To Your Health”, in Gay Community News, page 13
  2. 433 Eros, an asteroid.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: EROS

EROS

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Earth Resources Observation Satellite.

Noun (2) capitalized: EROs

EROs

  1. (plural) plural of ERO

eros meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

eros in Hindi

इरोस, एरोस

eros in Tamil

எரோஸ், ஈரோஸ், ஏரோஸ்

eros in Marathi

इरोस, एरोस, एरॉस

eros in Urdu

ایروس
More languagesFewer languages
eros in Bengali
ইরোস, এরোস
eros in Telugu
ఎరోస్, ఏరోస్, ఈరోస్
eros in Malayalam
എറോസ്, ഇറോസ്
eros in Kannada
ಎರೋಸ್, ಇರೋಸ್
eros in Punjabi
ਇਰੋਸ, ਈਰੋਸ, ਐਰੋਸ
eros in Gujarati
ઇરોસ, ઇરોઝ
eros in Odia
ଇରୋସ୍, ଇରୋସ, ଏରୋସ୍
eros in Nepali
इरोस, एरोस

Antonyms of eros

Forms of eros

Noun
pluralerotes
Proper noun
pluralEroses

Origin of eros

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

From Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

Words formed from eros

Questions about eros

What does eros mean?
Eros means a winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
What is eros in Hindi?
Eros in Hindi is इरोस, एरोस. See Eros meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is eros?
Eros can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce eros?
Eros is pronounced /ˈɪə.ɹɒs/ (UK).
What is the plural of eros?
The plural of eros is erotes.

Words near eros in the dictionary

  1. eromenoi
  2. eromenos
  3. Erondu-Cymet syndrome
  4. Eronen syndrome
  5. Eroom's law
  6. eros
  7. erose
  8. erosely
  9. Eroses
  10. erosibilities
  11. erosibility

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eros (page history and authors); Eros (page history and authors); EROS (page history and authors); EROs (page history and authors); eros (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eros (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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