erotica
noun
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrä-ti-kə 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
2
: depictions of things erotic
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The survey found that most respondents were comfortable with their partners reading erotica, masturbating and dancing with others.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
From the moment his sketch of a laughing lumberjack was featured in the Spring 1957 issue of Physique Pictorial, his drawings cast an outsize, phallic shadow on all other erotica; his influence burst past the gay community, spilling into the mainstream and culminating in a 2017 biopic.
—Chris Erik Thomas, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
For centuries, artists have used erotica to celebrate desire, challenge repression, and (sometimes literally) carve out space for self-expression.
—Chris Erik Thomas, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Reubens was supposed to sit for a final interview that would have delved deeper into his second arrest, which suggested that his collection of vintage erotica contained images of minors.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
From the moment his sketch of a laughing lumberjack was featured in the Spring 1957 issue of Physique Pictorial, his drawings cast an outsize, phallic shadow on all other erotica; his influence burst past the gay community, spilling into the mainstream and culminating in a 2017 biopic.
—Chris Erik Thomas, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
For centuries, artists have used erotica to celebrate desire, challenge repression, and (sometimes literally) carve out space for self-expression.
—Chris Erik Thomas, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Reubens was supposed to sit for a final interview that would have delved deeper into his second arrest, which suggested that his collection of vintage erotica contained images of minors.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erotica
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“Erotica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotica. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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erotica
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrät-i-kə
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
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