Definition of eroticism
1 : an erotic theme or quality
2 : a state of sexual arousal
3 : insistent sexual impulse or desire
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Examples of eroticism in a Sentence
the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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Those expecting a straightforward (let alone reverent) portrait of a beloved, God-fearing visionary will be duly scandalized by the film’s languid eroticism and cheerful blasphemies.
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Knowing that life is long, your options are vast, and eroticism between two people is doomed to die out sooner or later, how can any one person be enough for any one somebody else?
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Kael was intensely responsive to chic and beauty and eroticism without having claims on those qualities herself.
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Kael was intensely responsive to chic and beauty and eroticism without having claims on those qualities herself.
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Unafraid of eroticism in the face of tragedy, this robust Cannes competition entry is nonetheless emotionally immediate enough to break out of the LGBT niche.
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The original, starring Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, and Elizabeth Hartman, unleashes a wild vortex of destructive eroticism while also smirking at the soldier’s cocksure authority.
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Kael was intensely responsive to chic and beauty and eroticism without having claims on those qualities herself.
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This show of formality served as a foil for the absurdist eroticism that Mr. Paik was bent on infusing into the classical tradition.
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First Known Use of eroticism
1881
EROTICISM Defined for English Language Learners
eroticism
playDefinition of eroticism for English Language Learners
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: a quality that causes sexual feelings
Medical Dictionary
eroticism
playMedical Definition of eroticism
1: the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form)
2: a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones)
3: insistent sexual impulse or desire
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