as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
certain body parts that are known sources of erogenous pleasure
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Recent Examples of erogenous
For all the teasing about the Na'vi's erogenous brain tails, that organic connection clearly reflects a digital sensibility.
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Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
Additional pleasure keys are wired to your non-genital erogenous zones including the lips, mouth, ears, and neck.
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
With one hand on your clit, try massaging these other erogenous zones with the other hand.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
These high-tech vibrators, thrusters, and erogenous-zone stimulators can give you wall-clawing orgasms, no partner needed.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2022
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Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
Additional pleasure keys are wired to your non-genital erogenous zones including the lips, mouth, ears, and neck.
—Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
With one hand on your clit, try massaging these other erogenous zones with the other hand.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
These high-tech vibrators, thrusters, and erogenous-zone stimulators can give you wall-clawing orgasms, no partner needed.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erogenous
Adjective
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Aubrey Beardsley cribbed the oversized phalluses of his erotic drawings from Japanese shunga prints.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Her complicated desire for K—erotic in nature, and yet based in a childlike longing for approval—produces an irrecuperable psychic fissure.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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This dress from Rumored might be the sexiest piece in my travel wardrobe.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There’s no question that chipping back solid, deep returns, or even short ones that bring an opponent to an awkward spot in the middle of the court, isn’t exactly the sexiest form of winning tennis.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Erogenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erogenous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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