erotica
erotica · eroticas
еротика
эротика
Erotik
Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such workErotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
/ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
There's a fine line between erotica and pornography.
Erotik
эро́тикаerótika
еро́тикаerótyka
(countable)A work of erotica.
More definitions
- creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Translations
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Origin
From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós).From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós). By surface analysis, erotic + -ica.
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Forms
plural: eroticasSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire:pornographypornopornsmut
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable