erotic


erot·ic

adj \i-ˈrä-tik\

Definition of EROTIC

1
: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire <erotic art>
2
: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire
erotic noun
erot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of EROTIC

erot·ic also erot·i·cal \-ti-kəl\

Examples of EROTIC

  1. <the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast>

Origin of EROTIC

Greek erōtikos, from erōt-, erōs
First Known Use: 1651

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