erotic
UK/ɪˈɹɒtɪk//ɪˈɹɑtɪk/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
erotic adjective: relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
Adjective
erotic (comparative more erotic, superlative most erotic)
- Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
- erotic entertainment and services
- I had an erotic dream last night.
Noun
erotic (plural erotics)
- An amorous composition or poem.
erotic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
erotic in Hindi
- tending to arouse sexual desire
- कामुक kāmuk, शृंगारिक śŕṅgārik, इश्क़िया iśqiyā
erotic in Tamil
- பாலுணர்வு தூண்டும், பாலுணர்வெழுப்பும், காம இச்சை, பாலின்ப உணர்வு, பாலுறவு இன்பம்
erotic in Marathi
- tending to arouse sexual desire
- कामुक kāmuk
erotic in Urdu
- tending to arouse sexual desire
- عشقیہ 'iśqiyā, شہوانی śahvānī
More languagesFewer languages
- erotic in Bengali
- প্রেমের কবিতা, প্রেমমূলক, কামদ
- erotic in Malayalam
- കാമപരമായ, ലെെംഗികപ്രേമത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള, ഉത്തേജക, ലെെംഗികവിഷയകമായ
- erotic in Kannada
- ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಕಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ಕಾಮದ, ಕಾಮಪ್ರಚೋದಕವಾದ, ಕಾಮೋದ್ರೇಕಗೊಳಿಸುವ
- erotic in Arabic
- شَبَقِيّ šabaqiyy, جِنْسِيّ jinsiyy, غَزَلِيّ ḡazaliyy, غَرَامِيّ ḡarāmiyy
- erotic in Indonesian
- erotis
- erotic in Persian
- اروتیکی erotiki, اروتیک erotik, شهوانی šahvâni
- erotic in Thai
- อีโรติก īi-rōo-dtìk
- erotic in Vietnamese
- tình ái, tình dục, khiêu dâm
Examples of erotic in a sentence
- There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.
- The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49:
- Later ages contributed their own epichorial and distinctive manner to these universal delights in the erotic.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 88:
Synonyms of erotic
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Forms of erotic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more erotic |
| superlative | most erotic |
| Noun | |
| plural | erotics |
Origin of erotic
From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).
Words formed from erotic
- alloerotic
- anal-erotic
- antierotic
- autoerotic
- cybererotic
- eroduction
- erotical
- erotic bakery
- erotic capital
- eroticisation
- eroticist
- eroticization
- erotic massage
- erotic target location error
- erotic transference
- erotosexual
- heteroerotic
- homoerotic
- nonerotic
- pseudoerotic
- psychoerotic
- semi-erotic
- semierotic
- sexuoerotic
- supererotic
- techno-erotic
- unerotic
Phrases with erotic
Words that rhyme with erotic
- exotic
- chaotic
- hypnotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ekpyrotic
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about erotic
- What does erotic mean?
- Erotic means relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
- What is erotic in Hindi?
- Erotic in Hindi is कामुक (kāmuk), शृंगारिक (śŕṅgārik), इश्क़िया (iśqiyā). See Erotic meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use erotic in a sentence?
- There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.
- What part of speech is erotic?
- Erotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce erotic?
- Erotic is pronounced /ɪˈɹɒtɪk/ (UK).
Words near erotic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: erotic (page history and authors); erotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erotic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erotic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); erotic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-erotic.ogg, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-erotic.wav.
Cite this entry: “erotic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/erotic. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.