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as in lust
intense sexual desire
a novel in which innocence and eroticism are themes
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as in desire
sexual appetite
Alfred Kinsey's groundbreaking research in human eroticism
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Recent Examples of eroticism
His introspective works would range from stories of ordinary life to more overt surrealism, their atmospheres tinged with dreaminess, eroticism and mysterious tensions.
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eroticism
Noun
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These roles required an adult grasp of lust and jealousy and nihilism.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Louise Hémon The jury would also like to acknowledge a director whose film transported us into an extreme landscape, and created an unsettling atmosphere that kept us contemplating the nature of lust, education, and violence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The trend captures a kind of affordable opulence, a desire to evoke the elegance of wealth without its cost.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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His decision to make the move to college was in large part driven by a desire to test himself.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Brought together by filmmaker Saúl Alvídrez, these two radical elders share passion, politics, and wisdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite challenges, including a PED suspension that forced him to miss the entire 2021 season while with the Mets, Canó’s passion for the game remains undiminished.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eroticism. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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