adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪˈɹɒtɪk/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ɪˈɹɑtɪk/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:[ɪˈɹɑɾɪk]
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/əˈɹɑtɪk/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:[əˈɹɑɾɪk]
Midwestern-US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Jersey:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, dialectal:/ɪˈɹɒtɪk/of the US
Canada, dialectal:[ɪˈɹɒɾɪk]of the US
New-Zealand:[əˈɹɔ̟tək]
New-Zealand:[əˈɹɔ̟ɾək]
rhymes with -ɒtɪk
CMU ARPABET:IH0 R AA1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
erotic entertainment and services
I had an erotic dream last night.
There's a local cinema that only shows erotic movies.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amatory, arousing, sensual, sexy
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An amorous composition or poem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: titillating
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an erotic person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensualist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
erotik
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
شَبَقِيّ
(šabaqiyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
جِنْسِيّ
(jinsiyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
غَزَلِيّ
(ḡazaliyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
غَرَامِيّ
(ḡarāmiyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
عِشْقِيّ
(ʕišqiyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Arabic:
شَهْوَانِيّ
(šahwāniyy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Asturian:
eróticu
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Azerbaijani:
erotik
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Azerbaijani:
şəhvani
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Belarusian:
эраты́чны
(eratýčny)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Bulgarian:
ероти́чен
(erotíčen)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Catalan:
eròtic
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Chinese Mandarin:
色情的
(sèqíng de)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Chinese Mandarin:
引起性欲的
(yǐnqǐ xìngyù de)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Chinese Mandarin:
性愛的 /性爱的
(xìng'ài de)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Czech:
erotický
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Danish:
erotisk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Dutch:
erotisch
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Esperanto:
erotika
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Estonian:
erootiline
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Finnish:
eroottinen
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Finnish:
aistillinen
— tending to arouse sexual desire
French:
érotique
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Friulian:
erotic
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Galician:
erótico
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Georgian:
ეროტიკული
(eroṭiḳuli)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
German:
erotisch
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Greek:
ερωτικός
(erotikós)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Ancient Greek:
ἐρωτικός
(erōtikós)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hebrew:
אֶרוֹטִי
(erotí)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hebrew:
אֶרוֹטִית
(erotít)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hindi:
कामुक
(kāmuk)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hindi:
शृंगारिक
(śŕṅgārik)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hindi:
इश्क़िया
(iśqiyā)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Hungarian:
erotikus
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Icelandic:
erótískur
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Ido:
erotika
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Indonesian:
erotis
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Interlingua:
erotic
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Irish:
earótach
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Irish:
anghrách
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Italian:
erotico
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Japanese:
エロチックな
(erochikku na)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Japanese:
色っぽい
(iroppoi)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Japanese:
エロ
(ero)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Japanese:
エロい
(eroy)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Korean:
사랑적
(sarangjeok)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Korean:
성적
(seongjeok)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Korean:
에로
(ero)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Northern Kurdish:
erotîk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Northern Kurdish:
şehwetî
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Northern Kurdish:
seksî
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Northern Kurdish:
pornografîk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Latvian:
erotisks
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Lithuanian:
erotinis
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Lithuanian:
erotiškas
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Macedonian:
еротски
(erotski)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Manx:
an-ghraagh
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Marathi:
कामुक
(kāmuk)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Norman:
érotique
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Norwegian Bokmål:
erotisk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Norwegian Nynorsk:
erotisk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Occitan:
erotic
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Persian:
اروتیکی
(erotiki)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Persian:
اروتیک
(erotik)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Persian:
شهوانی
(šahvâni)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Polish:
erotyczny
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Portuguese:
erótico
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Romanian:
erotic
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Russian:
эроти́ческий
(erotíčeskij)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Russian:
эроти́чный
(erotíčnyj)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Scottish Gaelic:
drùis-mhiannach
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Serbo-Croatian:
еро̀тичан
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Serbo-Croatian:
ѐротскӣ
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Serbo-Croatian:
eròtičan
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Serbo-Croatian:
èrotskī
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Slovak:
erotický
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Slovene:
erótičen
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Spanish:
erótico
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Spanish:
sicalíptico
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Swedish:
erotisk
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Thai:
อีโรติก
(īi-rōo-dtìk)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
erotik
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
kösnül
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
şehvetli
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
şehvani
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
şehevi
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
erosal
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Turkish:
erosçu
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Ukrainian:
ероти́чний
(erotýčnyj)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Urdu:
عشقیہ
('iśqiyā)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Urdu:
شہوانی
(śahvānī)
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Uzbek:
erotik
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Uzbek:
shahvoniy
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Vietnamese:
tình ái
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Vietnamese:
tình dục
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Vietnamese:
khiêu dâm
— tending to arouse sexual desire
Yiddish:
עראָטיש
(erotish)
— tending to arouse sexual desire