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
Examples of erotic in a Sentence
the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast
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This period also saw Husain exploring female forms, including images of Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi, sometimes in suggestive or erotic poses.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The idea of dissolving the self in an acid bath of erotic imagery was not, in the end, so unappealing.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Perusing real-estate listings has since become a national pastime—not to mention a collective exercise in sanctioned snooping and quasi-erotic wish fulfillment.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The idea of dissolving the self in an acid bath of erotic imagery was not, in the end, so unappealing.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Perusing real-estate listings has since become a national pastime—not to mention a collective exercise in sanctioned snooping and quasi-erotic wish fulfillment.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erotic
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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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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