eroticism

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eroticism

  • /ɪˈɹɑtəˌsɪzm̩/ US
  • /-ˌsɪzəm/ US

noun eroticisms

  1. uncountable, usually the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused
  2. uncountable, usually sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent
  3. uncountable, 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

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noun the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

Españolerótica, erotismo
한국어성욕 seong'yok
日本語エロ ero, 好色 kōshoku
中文性感 xìnggǎn, 色情 sèqíng
हिन्दीशृंगारिकता śŕṅgāriktā
Françaisérotisme
DeutschErotik
Italianoerotismo
Ελληνικάερωτισμός erotismós
Русскийэро́тика erótika

noun sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent

한국어에로티시즘 erotisijeum
日本語エロティシズム erotishizumu
Русскийэроти́зм erotízm

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@misc{eroticism_2026,
  title = {eroticism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eroticism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}