variants
or less commonly erotical
1
: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
erotic art
2
: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire
erotic
noun
Examples of erotic in a Sentence
the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast
Recent Examples on the Web
In the late 1970s, Brass entered a new phase and gained fresh notoriety with cult historical-erotic films Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979) as well as The Key (1983), a free adaptation of a novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
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Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
The erotic pop thriller, which Brass shot in London, stars Trintignant as young man who discovers that his business contact has been murdered.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 June 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Brass is best-known for his 1979 feature Caligula, an erotic period epic about the notorious Roman emperor, adapted from a screenplay written by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and John Gielgud.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
The erotic pop thriller, which Brass shot in London, stars Trintignant as young man who discovers that his business contact has been murdered.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for erotic
Cite this Entry
“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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erotic
adjective
erot·ic
i-ˈrät-ik 
: of, relating to, or marked by sexual love or desire
eroticism
noun
-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm
Medical Definition
erotic
adjective
erot·ic
i-ˈrät-ik
variants
also erotical
1
: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
2
: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire
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