erotic - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | erotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sexy |
| Synonyms: | amative, amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, bawdy, blue*, carnal, concupiscent, earthy, 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, voluptuous, erogenous, titillating, venereal |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affectionate, desirous |
| Synonyms: | amorous, aphrodisiac, ardent, devoted, doting, erotic, fervent, fond, languishing, lovesick, loving, passionate, rapturous, romantic, sentimental, tender, yearning, admiring, attracted, wooing |
| Antonyms: | hateful, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | amorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loving, affectionate |
| Synonyms: | amative, amatory, aphrodisiac, ardent, doting, enamored, erotic, fond, horny*, hot, hot and heavy, impassioned, infatuated, lovesick, lustful, passionate, romantic, sexy, tender, attached, boy crazy, girl crazy, have a crush on, in love, lovey dovey, sweet for, sweet on, turned on |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aphrodisiac |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | seductive; inducing sex |
| Synonyms: | amative, amatory, amorous, erotic, Spanish fly, love drug, popper, turn-on, wampole |
| Main Entry: | bawdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, dirty |
| Synonyms: | blue, cheap, coarse, erotic, gross, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lustful, obscene, off-color, prurient, ribald, risqué, rude, salacious, suggestive |
| Antonyms: | chaste, clean, decent, proper, virginal |
| Main Entry: | lewd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, indecent |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, bawdy, blue, coarse, erotic, fast*, filthy*, gross*, hard-core*, immodest, immoral, improper, impure, incontinent, indelicate, lascivious, lecherous, libertine, libidinous, licentious, loose*, lustful, naughty, obscene, off-color*, pornographic, profligate, questionable, racy*, rakish, ribald, risqué, salacious, scandalous, scurrilous, shameless, smutty*, suggestive, taboo, unclean, unconventional, vile, wanton, wicked, foul-mouthed, in bad taste, unchaste, unvirtuous |
| Antonyms: | clean, decent, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressing adoration |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, amatory, amiable, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, attentive, benevolent, concerned, considerate, cordial, dear, demonstrative, devoted, doting, earnest, enamored, erotic, expressive, faithful, fervent, fond, friendly, generous, idolatrous, impassioned, infatuated, kind, liking, loyal, passionate, respecting, reverent, romantic, sentimental, solicitous, tender, thoughtful, warm, worshipful, zealous, admiring, attached, bound up, caring, reverential, valuing, warm-hearted |
| Antonyms: | mean, disliking, hating |
| Main Entry: | prurient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lascivious |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, carnal, crude, desirous, erotic, fleshly, horny, hot*, lecherous, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, lustful, obscene, offensive, pornographic, raunchy*, salacious, sensual, sexual, smutty*, suggestive, vulgar, orgiastic, unchaste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | raunchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lewd, obscene |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, bawdy, dirty, erotic, filthy*, gross*, improper, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, naughty, off-color*, pornographic, racy*, risqué, smutty, suggestive, taboo, vulgar, wicked, foul-mouthed, hard- core, in bad taste, sexually explicit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | risqué |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | improper, referring to sex |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, bawdy*, blue*, breezy, crude, daring, dirty, earthy, erotic, filthy*, foul, gross*, hot*, immodest, immoral, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, lurid, naughty, obscene, off-color, offensive, provocative, purple*, racy, raw, ribald, salacious, salty, shady, smart, smutty, spicy*, suggestive, unrefined, vulgar, wanton, warm, wicked, amoral, off-base, out-of-line, sizzling |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, decent, moral, proper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | romantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sentimental, idealistic |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, amorous, charming, chimerical, chivalrous, colorful, corny*, daring, dreamy, enchanting, erotic, exciting, exotic, extravagant, fanciful, fantastic, fascinating, fond, glamorous, idyllic, impractical, loving, maudlin, mushy*, mysterious, nostalgic, passionate, picturesque, poetic, quixotic, sloppy*, starry-eyed, tender, unrealistic, utopian, visionary, whimsical, wild, bathetic, fairy-tale, lovey-dovey, soppy, syrupy, tear-jerking |
| Antonyms: | pragmatic, realistic, unromantic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | salacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lascivious |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, carnal, erotic, fast*, horny, hot*, indecent, lecherous, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, lustful, nasty, obscene, prurient, raunchy, sensual, smutty*, steamy, suggestive, voluptuous, wanton, lubricious, orgiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sexual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning reproduction, intercourse |
| Synonyms: | animal, bestial, carnal, erotic, fleshly, intimate, loving, passionate, reproductive, sensual, sharing, voluptuous, wanton, animalistic, generative, genital, genitive, procreative, venereal |
| Antonyms: | asexual, nonsexual |
| Main Entry: | voluptuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to sensual pleasure; pleasurable to the senses |
| Synonyms: | appealing, attractive, delightful, desirable, erotic, fleshly, hedonist, indulgent, luxurious, pleasing, salacious, self-indulgent, sensuous, sexy, wanton, enticing, hedonistic, lubricious, sybaritic |
| Antonyms: | flat, underdeveloped |
| Main Entry: | X-rated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pornographic |
| Synonyms: | adult, bawdy, dirty, erotic, fleshy, hard-core, immoral, indecent, lascivious, lewd, obscene, off-color, offensive, raunchy, sensual, sexual, sexy, smutty*, steamy, porn, porno |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fleshly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lecherous, desiring sex |
| Synonyms: | animal, bodily, carnal, erotic, gross, lascivious, lewd, lustful, profane, sensual, voluptuous, animalistic, venereal |
| Antonyms: | immaterial, religious, spiritual |
| Main Entry: | passionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensual, desirous |
| Synonyms: | amorous, ardent, concupiscent, desirous, erotic, heavy*, hot*, lascivious, libidinous, loving, lustful, prurient, romantic, sexy, steamy, stimulated, sultry, wanton, wistful, aroused, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, frigid, indifferent, uncaring, unpassionate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provocative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sexually stimulating |
| Synonyms: | alluring, enchanting, erotic, exciting, heady, interesting, intoxicating, intriguing, inviting, seductive, sexy, stimulating, suggestive, tempting, arousing, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | unexciting, unprovocative, unstimulating |
| Main Entry: | racy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | risqué, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, blue*, broad, erotic, immodest, indecent, indelicate, lewd, lurid, naughty, off-color*, purple*, shady*, smutty*, spicy*, suggestive, wicked |
| Antonyms: | clean, modest, moral, upright |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spicy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | off-color, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, breezy, broad, erotic, hot*, indelicate, racy, ribald, risqué, salty*, scandalous, sensational, sophisticated, suggestive, unseemly, wicked, red hot, titillating |
| Antonyms: | clean, decent, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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