erotica

noun

erot·​i·​ca i-ˈrä-ti-kə 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality

2

: depictions of things erotic

Examples of erotica in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2002 he was arrested on charges of child pornography, stemming from his vast collection of vintage erotica; the charges were later dropped but still tied, leeringly, insinuatingly and unfairly, to his fame as a kids’-TV figure. —James Poniewozik, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Others design inclusive, intentional and adaptive erotica that reflects identities historically excluded from mainstream content. —Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

English-language creators have also puked out a torrent of AI musical erotica, but nothing that plays on a piece of cultural heritage that’s been memed to oblivion as much as A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream. —Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025

Visual, audio, or written erotica can help jumpstart arousal fast. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek erōtika, neuter plural of erōtikos

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for erotica

• exotica

Medical Definition

erotica

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

erot·​i·​ca i-ˈrät-i-kə 

: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality