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    EROTISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The arousal of feelings of sexual desireplay

    Synonyms:

    amativeness; amorousness; eroticism; erotism; sexiness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

    Hypernyms ("erotism" is a kind of...):

    concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "erotism"):

    carnality; lasciviousness; lubricity; prurience; pruriency (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A state of anticipation of sexualityplay

    Synonyms:

    eroticism; erotism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("erotism" is a kind of...):

    sexual arousal (the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior)

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