nonerotic

adjective

Definition of noneroticnext
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  1. unerotic
  2. polite
  3. unsexy
  4. proper
Adjective
  • The director Ninja Thyberg’s new film is graphic yet deeply unerotic.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
  • Holbein was sensitive but cautiously unerotic in picturing women, who are usually sombre.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Definition of unerotic
Adjective
  • According to a Newsweek article, simple gestures like being polite to airline staff can significantly improve a travel experience.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Ahead of Trump’s swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, he and Melania Trump are expected to be greeted at the White House by Joe and Jill Biden, who will then bring them inside for some tea or coffee and perhaps some polite conversation.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of polite
Adjective
  • The ideology behind this approach, to the extent that there was one, went by a particularly unsexy name: legalism.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the changes needed to eradicate poverty are small, unsexy bureaucratic adjustments, like local zoning reforms in Lexington and elsewhere.
    Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of unsexy
Adjective
  • Under proper care, and after plenty of rest, she’s been able to manage her symptoms well enough to return to work and a mostly normal life.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
  • There is no region where only A and C overlap that doesn’t also include another region, and likewise for B and D. A proper Venn diagram depicts every combination of intersections.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of proper
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