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erotic

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