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eroticism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of eroticism

1 intense sexual desire

  • a novel in which innocence and eroticism are themes
Synonyms of eroticism

ardor, concupiscence, eros, horniness, itch, lust, lustfulness, passion
Words Related to eroticism

erotomania, nymphomania, satyriasis

lasciviousness, lewdness, libidinousness, licentiousness, lickerishness, randiness, salaciousness, wantonness
Near Antonyms of eroticism

frigidity

2 sexual appetite

  • Alfred Kinseyʼs groundbreaking research in human eroticism
Synonyms of eroticism

concupiscence, desire, horniness, hots, itch, lech, letch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, lustihood, passion, salaciousness
Words Related to eroticism

libido

ardor, heat, rut

erotomania, hypersexuality, lecherousness, lechery, nymphomania, satyriasis

venery
Near Antonyms of eroticism

abstinence, celibacy, chastity

frigidity, frigidness

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