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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Lori Andrews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Reijn’s last two films for A24, Babygirl and Bodies Bodies Bodies, were both starry buzz titles — an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, and a satirical ensemble slasher, respectively.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for erotic
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 26 Jan. 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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