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EROTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erotic mean?
• EROTIC (noun)
The noun EROTIC has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: EROTIC used as a noun is very rare.
• EROTIC (adjective)
The adjective EROTIC has 1 sense:
1. giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing
Familiarity information: EROTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An erotic person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("erotic" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing
Synonyms:
erotic; titillating
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
Derivation:
eros (a desire for sexual intimacy)
Eros ((Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid)
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