erotic

== English == === Etymology === From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɑtɪk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɒtɪk/ Rhymes: -ɒtɪk === Adjective === erotic (comparative more erotic, superlative most erotic) Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. Synonyms: amatory, arousing, sensual, sexy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === erotic (plural erotics) An amorous composition or poem. === Further reading === “erotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “erotic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “erotic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ictero-, tercio == Friulian == === Adjective === erotic erotic == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === erotic m (feminine singular erotica, masculine plural erotics, feminine plural eroticas) erotic ==== Related terms ==== erotisme === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 417 Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 257 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French érotique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eˈrotik] === Adjective === erotic m or n (feminine singular erotică, masculine plural erotici, feminine/neuter plural erotice) erotic ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “erotic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026