| Main Entry: |
erotic |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
sexy |
Synonyms: |
amative, amatory,
amorous,
aphrodisiac,
bawdy,
blue*,
carnal,
concupiscent, earthy, erogenous,
fervid,
filthy, fleshly,
hot*,
impassioned,
kinky*,
lascivious,
lecherous,
lewd,
obscene, off-color,
prurient,
purple*,
raunchy,
raw,
romantic, rousing,
salacious,
seductive,
sensual,
sexual,
spicy, steamy,
stimulating,
suggestive, titillating, venereal,
voluptuous
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| Notes: |
erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
Antonyms: |
bland, cold, dull, frigid, unerotic
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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