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pornotopia

UK/ˌpɔː.nəˈtəʊ.pi.ə//ˌpɔɹ.nəˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

pornotopia noun: a fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity.

Noun

pornotopia (usually uncountable, plural pornotopias)

  1. (usually) A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity.
    • Whether written or pictorial, pornotopia overwhelmingly depicts or evokes visual images of female bodies (or male bodies, in the case of male homosexual pornography), particularly the genitals.1990, Bruce J. Ellis and Donald Symons (November 1990), "Sex differences in sexual fantasy: an evolutionary psychological approach", Journal of Sex Research, 27(4):527–555, page 544
    • Pornotopia emerges as the forces of self-gratification, mass consumerism, and advanced technology merge.1994, Ronald K. L. Collins and David M. Skover (1994), "The pornographic state", Harvard Law Review, 107:1374–1399 – via Seattle University School of Law Digital Commons, page 1375

Forms of pornotopia

pluralpornotopias

Origin of pornotopia

Blend of pornography + utopia; originally coined by American literary scholar and author Steven Marcus in his book The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) to describe the setting in Victorian pornography.

Words formed from pornotopia

Words that rhyme with pornotopia

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Questions about pornotopia

What does pornotopia mean?
Pornotopia means a fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity.
What part of speech is pornotopia?
Pornotopia is a noun.
How do you pronounce pornotopia?
Pornotopia is pronounced /ˌpɔː.nəˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of pornotopia?
The plural of pornotopia is pornotopias.

Words near pornotopia in the dictionary

  1. pornos
  2. pornoscopy
  3. pornosexual
  4. pornosexuality
  5. pornosexuals
  6. pornotopia
  7. pornotopian
  8. pornotopias
  9. pornotopic
  10. pornotrope
  11. pornotroped

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