variants
or less commonly erotical
1
: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
erotic art
2
: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire
erotic
noun
Synonyms
Examples of erotic in a Sentence
the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast
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The film is an erotic thriller with nods to Brian De Palma and Paul Verhoeven, but with a Brazilian twist.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Ryan, then America’s sweetheart and established queen of the rom-com, had around that time changed direction, appearing in Jane Campion’s erotic thriller The Cut, and UK interviewer Michael Parkinson grilled her on her decision to appear nude.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Babygirl — the erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman as a CEO who puts her career and family on the line for an affair with a young intern (played by Harris Dickinson) — features a surprising Christmas backdrop, which writer-director Halina Reijn reveals was a last-minute, thematic pivot.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Ryan, then America’s sweetheart and established queen of the rom-com, had around that time changed direction, appearing in Jane Campion’s erotic thriller The Cut, and UK interviewer Michael Parkinson grilled her on her decision to appear nude.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Babygirl — the erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman as a CEO who puts her career and family on the line for an affair with a young intern (played by Harris Dickinson) — features a surprising Christmas backdrop, which writer-director Halina Reijn reveals was a last-minute, thematic pivot.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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erotic
adjective
erot·ic
i-ˈrät-ik 
: of, relating to, or marked by sexual love or desire
eroticism
noun
-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm
Medical Definition
erotic
adjective
erot·ic
i-ˈrät-ik
variants
also erotical
1
: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
2
: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire
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