- eroticism
- noun Date: 1881 1. an erotic theme or quality 2. a state of sexual arousal 3. insistent sexual impulse or desire • eroticist noun
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Eroticism — is an aesthetic focus on sexual desire, especially the feelings of anticipation of sexual activity. It is not only the state of arousal and anticipation, but also the attempt through whatever means of representation to incite those feelings.The… … Wikipedia
eroticism — [er′ə tiz΄əmē rät′ə siz΄əm, irät′ə siz m] n. 1. erotic quality or character 2. a) sexual instincts or desire b) sexual excitement or behavior 3. preoccupation with sex: Also, and for EROTICISM 2: now usually, erotism [er′ə tiz΄əm] … English World dictionary
Eroticism — E*rot i*cism, n. Erotic quality. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eroticism — 1881, from EROTIC (Cf. erotic) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
eroticism — [n] sexual excitement arousal, libido, lust, stimulation, titillation; concepts 20,709 … New thesaurus
eroticism — ► NOUN 1) the quality or character or being erotic. 2) sexual desire or excitement … English terms dictionary
eroticism — erot·i·cism i rät ə .siz əm n 1) the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form) 2) a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones) 3)… … Medical dictionary
eroticism — [[t]ɪrɒ̱tɪsɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Eroticism is sexual excitement, or the quality of being able to arouse sexual excitement. [FORMAL] Almost all of Massenet s works are pervaded with an aura of eroticism … English dictionary
eroticism — n. 1) those elements in thought, imagination, pictorial imagery, literature, or the arts that tend to arouse sexual excitement or desire. 2) sexual interest or excitement prompted by contemplation or stimulation of areas of the body not normally… … The new mediacal dictionary
eroticism — e|rot|i|cis|m [ıˈrɔtısızəm US ıˈra: ] n [U] a style or quality that expresses strong feelings of sexual love and desire, especially in works of art ▪ the eroticism of his early love poems … Dictionary of contemporary English
eroticism — noun (U) a style or quality that expresses strong feelings of sexual love and desire, especially in works of art: the eroticism of Donne s early love poems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
