erotica

noun

erot·​i·​ca i-ˈrä-ti-kə 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality

2

: depictions of things erotic

Examples of erotica in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The critic Sarah Brouillette has smartly pointed out that Rooney’s novels are essentially competing with erotica for readers — something Rooney herself appears to toy with in Beautiful World. —Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024

Authorities searched McCallum's trailer, with prosecutors saying law enforcement found disturbing items including child pornography and child erotica. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024

Audio erotica is on the rise and bringing every lesbian with a pulse on the ride. —refinery29.com, 22 July 2024

What this absolutism produced, of course, was not another fusty neo-Edwardian novel à la Orwell’s earlier Keep the Aspidistra Flying, but a wild, aggrieved tour de force of dystopian erotica. —Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek erōtika, neuter plural of erōtikos

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

erotica

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

erot·​i·​ca i-ˈrät-i-kə 

: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality