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
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 May 2026
As an abstract expressionist in the 1950s and 1960s, her concerns had been mostly formal, but the new paintings would be political, figurative, erotic, and female-centered.
—Regina Marler, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2026
His new movie, about a wealthy Moscow family, is both an erotic thriller and an indictment of amoral oligarchy detached from the war with Ukraine.
—Film Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Fifty years ago, a young woman named Hannah pleasured herself in a erotic magazine photo spread.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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