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EROTISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Synonyms:
amativeness; amorousness; eroticism; erotism; sexiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of anticipation of sexuality
Synonyms:
eroticism; erotism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("erotism" is a kind of...):
sexual arousal (the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior)
