EROTISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erotism mean? 

• EROTISM (noun)
  The noun EROTISM has 2 senses:

1. a state of anticipation of sexuality

2. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

  Familiarity information: EROTISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EROTISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of anticipation of sexuality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eroticism; erotism

Hypernyms ("erotism" is a kind of...):

sexual arousal (the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The arousal of feelings of sexual desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

amativeness; amorousness; eroticism; erotism; sexiness

Hypernyms ("erotism" is a kind of...):

concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erotism"):

carnality; lasciviousness; lubricity; prurience; pruriency (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)