adj · 2 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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/ˌpɔː(ɹ)nəˈɡɹæfɪk/
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rhymes with -æfɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pornographical, X-rated
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
designed to arouse lust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
pornographic films and magazines
adult movies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adult
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pórnē Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos)lbor. French pornographiebor. English pornography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pornographic From pornography + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
pornografies
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Albanian:
pornografik
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Aragonese:
pornografico
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Armenian:
պոռնոգրաֆիական
(poṙnografiakan)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Asturian:
pornográficu
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Azerbaijani:
pornoqrafik
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Basque:
pornografiko
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Belarusian:
парнаграфі́чны
(parnahrafíčny)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Bulgarian:
порнографски
(pornografski)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Bulgarian:
порнографи́чен
(pornografíčen)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Catalan:
pornogràfic
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Chinese Mandarin:
色情的
(sèqíng de)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Czech:
pornografický
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Danish:
pornografisk
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Dutch:
pornografisch
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Esperanto:
pornografa
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Estonian:
pornograafiline
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Finnish:
pornografinen
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Finnish:
siveetön
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
French:
pornographique
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Galician:
pornográfico
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Georgian:
პორნოგრაფიული
(ṗornograpiuli)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
German:
pornographisch
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Greek:
πορνογραφικός
(pornografikós)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hebrew:
פּוֹרְנוֹגְרָפִי
(pornografi)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hindi:
वयस्क सामग्री
(vayask sāmagrī)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hindi:
अश्लील सामग्री
(aślīl sāmagrī)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hungarian:
pornográf
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hungarian:
pornográfiai
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hungarian:
trágár
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Hungarian:
szeméremsértő
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Icelandic:
klámfenginn
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Ido:
pornografiala
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Indonesian:
pornografis
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Interlingua:
pornographic
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Irish:
pornagrafach
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Italian:
pornografico
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Kazakh:
порнографиялық
(pornografiälyq)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Northern Kurdish:
pornografîk
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Kyrgyz:
порнографиялык
(pornografiyalık)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Latvian:
pornogrāfisks
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Lithuanian:
pornografinis
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Luxembourgish:
pornographesch
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Macedonian:
порногра́фски
(pornográfski)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Maltese:
pornografiku
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Marathi:
संभोगदर्शक
(sambhogdarśak)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Norman:
pornographique
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Norwegian Bokmål:
pornografisk
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
pornografisk
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Occitan:
pornografic
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Polish:
pornograficzny
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Portuguese:
pornográfico
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Romanian:
pornografic
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Romanian:
порнографик
(pornografic)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Russian:
порнографи́ческий
(pornografíčeskij)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Serbo-Croatian:
порно̀графски
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Serbo-Croatian:
pornògrafski
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Sicilian:
pornugràficu
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Slovak:
pornografický
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Slovene:
pornográfski
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Spanish:
pornográfico
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Swedish:
pornografisk
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Tagalog:
pornograpiko
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Tajik:
порнографӣ
(pornografi)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Thai:
ลามก
(laa-mók)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Turkish:
porno
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Turkish:
pornografik
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Turkish:
müstehcen
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Turkish:
açık saçık
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Turkmen:
pornografik
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Ukrainian:
порнографі́чний
(pornohrafíčnyj)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Uzbek:
pornografik
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Vietnamese:
khiêu dâm
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
Yiddish:
פּאָרנאָגראַפֿיש
(pornografish)
— containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity
