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EROTICISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eroticism mean?
• EROTICISM (noun)
The noun EROTICISM has 2 senses:
1. a state of anticipation of sexuality
2. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Familiarity information: EROTICISM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of anticipation of sexuality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
eroticism; erotism
Hypernyms ("eroticism" is a kind of...):
sexual arousal (the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
amativeness; amorousness; eroticism; erotism; sexiness
Hypernyms ("eroticism" is a kind of...):
concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eroticism"):
carnality; lasciviousness; lubricity; prurience; pruriency (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)
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