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SEXUAL AROUSAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sexual arousal mean? 

SEXUAL AROUSAL (noun)
  The noun SEXUAL AROUSAL has 1 sense:

1. the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behaviorplay

  Familiarity information: SEXUAL AROUSAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEXUAL AROUSAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sexual arousal" is a kind of...):

arousal (a state of heightened physiological activity)

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

cybersex (sexual arousal involving communication on the internet)

eroticism; erotism (a state of anticipation of sexuality)

horniness; hot pants; hotness (a state of sexual arousal)

erection; hard-on (an erect penis)


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