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eroticism

/ɪˈɹɑtəˌsɪzm̩/

eroticism noun: the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused.

Noun

eroticism (usually uncountable, plural eroticisms)

  1. (usually) the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused
  2. (usually) sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent
  3. (usually) a sexual interest in something; an attraction, fetish, etc.
    • There is a range of fantasies available to all of us in this culture. I think that everyone has a range of possibilities. Nevertheless, we all specialize; we all have preferences. A lot of people have those [sadomasochistic] fantasies cut ^([sic]) it isn't their primary eroticism, or even something...1981 August 15, Nancy Wechsler, Gayle Rubin, Pat Califia, “Sadomasochism: Fears, Facts, Fantasies”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 5, page 6

eroticism meaning in Hindi and Urdu

eroticism in Hindi

the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused
शृंगारिकता śŕṅgāriktā

eroticism in Urdu

جنسی چاہت

Examples of eroticism in a sentence

  • The latter contributed, more-over, to the development of a culture of eroticism.
  • In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no.
  • Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism.

All 10 example sentences with eroticism

Forms of eroticism

pluraleroticisms

Origin of eroticism

From erotic + -ism.

Words formed from eroticism

Questions about eroticism

What does eroticism mean?
Eroticism means the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused.
What is eroticism in Hindi?
Eroticism in Hindi is शृंगारिकता (śŕṅgāriktā). See Eroticism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is eroticism?
Eroticism is a noun.
How do you pronounce eroticism?
Eroticism is pronounced /ɪˈɹɑtəˌsɪzm̩/ (US).
What is the plural of eroticism?
The plural of eroticism is eroticisms.

Words near eroticism in the dictionary

  1. eroticisations
  2. eroticise
  3. eroticised
  4. eroticises
  5. eroticising
  6. eroticism
  7. eroticisms
  8. eroticist
  9. eroticists
  10. eroticizable
  11. eroticization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eroticism (page history and authors); eroticism (Urdu 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.

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