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Definitions

erotic

[ih-rot-ik] / ɪˈrɒt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sexy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amorous bawdy carnal lewd obscene romantic seductive sensual sexual steamy suggestive

STRONG

aphrodisiac blue purple raw rousing

WEAK

amative amatory concupiscent earthy erogenous fervid filthy fleshly hot impassioned kinky lascivious lecherous off-color prurient raunchy salacious spicy stimulating titillating venereal voluptuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chaste clean decent moral pure

WEAK

bland cold dull frigid unerotic

Example Sentences

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The duo released its debut album, “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret,” in 1981, then followed it with two more LPs before splitting in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love in 1984, and their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is considered a classic of electronic music.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Audre Lorde's "The Power of the Erotic" really was an inspiration for this.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

The book, “Mating in Captivity: In Search of Erotic Intelligence,” was published in 2006.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Plutarch, again, in the Erotic dialogue, alludes to "Er�s, where Aphrodite is not; Er�s apart from Aphrodite."

From A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion by Symonds, John Addington