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

The Belladonna, one of the internet’s best humor sites, routinely takes aim at the patriarchy, and this book by four of its founding editors extends the brand into sociologically and psychically frustrated erotica. —Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025

From Black classics from Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou to Black erotica from authors such as Zane and Eric Jerome Dickey novels and the ambiance of jazz, hip-hop and R&B floating in the space, this is for us. —Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025

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

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