Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Physical love; sexual desire.

    a desire for sexual intimacy

  3. (uncountable, usually)A type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.

  4. (uncountable, usually)Libido

  5. (uncountable, usually)Collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Eros is the first asteroid to be landed upon by a spacecraft.

    ruЭрос — первый астероид, на который совершит посадку космический аппарат. — AntonKhorev

    deEros ist der erste für die Landung eines Raumfahrzeuges vorgesehene Asteroid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Eros is the Greek god of love.

    ruЭрос - греческий бог любви. — marafon

    deEros ist der griechische Gott der Liebe. — carlosalberto

  3. Our Being is Becoming, not stasis. Our Science is Utopia, our Reality is Eros, our Desire is Revolution.

  4. Eros, named for the god of love, is a near-Earth asteroid, which often comes close to our planet.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

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Forms

plural: erotes
Singulareros

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a desire for sexual intimacy:sexual desireconcupiscencephysical attraction

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatederotic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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