English noun: erotism | |||
1. | erotism (state) a state of anticipation of sexuality | ||
Synonyms | eroticism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sexual arousal | ||
2. | erotism (feeling) the arousal of feelings of sexual desire | ||
Synonyms | amativeness, amorousness, eroticism, sexiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carnality, lasciviousness, lubricity, prurience, pruriency | ||