erotic

erotic
erotic 1620s (implied in erotical), from Fr. érotique (16c.), from Gk. erotikos "caused by passionate love, referring to love," from eros (gen. erotos) "sexual love" (see EROS (Cf. Eros)).

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  • erotic — [ē rät′ik, irät′ik] adj. [Gr erōtikos < erōs (gen. erōtos), love] 1. of or arousing sexual feelings or desires; having to do with sexual love; amatory 2. highly susceptible to sexual stimulation n. an erotic person erotically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Erotic — E*rot ic, Erotical E*rot ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]rotique. See {Eros}.] Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • erotic — [adj] sexy amative, amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, bawdy, blue*, carnal, concupiscent, earthy, erogenous, fervid, filthy, fleshly, hot*, impassioned, kinky*, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, obscene, off color*, prurient, purple*, raunchy, raw,… …   New thesaurus

  • erotic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. DERIVATIVES erotically adverb. ORIGIN Greek er tikos, from er s sexual love …   English terms dictionary

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