Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Responsive or sensitive to sexual stimulation.
- adjective Arousing sexual desire.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inducing erotic sensation; producing sexual desire.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective causing sexual excitement when stimulated.
- adjective relating to or arousing sexual excitement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Sensitive tosexual arousal . - adjective
Causing sexual arousal,erotogenic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sensitive to sexual stimulation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Such zones or areas are called _erogenous zones_ -- the word erogenous means love-generating.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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Above all gratifications originate through the adapted sensible excitation of so-called erogenous zones.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex Sigmund Freud 1897
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Societies generally choose by its obscure methods certain means of expression, typically regarding the body and perceived "erogenous" anatomical bits, to be inherently offensive and vulgar, and must conform to the societal norm.
COMIXTALK 2009
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Will puts it like this: an attempt to "stroke every erogenous zone of the electorate."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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Will puts it like this: an attempt to "stroke every erogenous zone of the electorate."
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2011
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Whether or not, like Woody Allen, you've experienced sex as the most fun you've ever had without laughing, some days I can't help but think that the online erogenous zone deserves another one of the comic's lines: "When it comes to sex, there are certain things that should always be left unknown, and with my luck, they probably will be."
Marian Salzman: The Online Erogenous Zone Marian Salzman 2011
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Whether or not, like Woody Allen, you've experienced sex as the most fun you've ever had without laughing, some days I can't help but think that the online erogenous zone deserves another one of the comic's lines: "When it comes to sex, there are certain things that should always be left unknown, and with my luck, they probably will be."
Marian Salzman: The Online Erogenous Zone Marian Salzman 2011
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But now we've turned this into this panorama in which -- in an interminable speech, every president, regardless of party, tries to stroke every erogenous zone in the electorate. . .
Morning Bits Jennifer Rubin 2011
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The personals come with titles such as "Aural Erotica," and explanations such as, "Let me blow your mind, your ultimate erogenous zone."
Elevated Reading Club Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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Our loaded test car was equipped with the company's excellent color navigation/media display built into the speedo, controlled with the Mini's new and strangely erogenous nub of a controller.
Mini's Hot Coupe: Drive It—If Your Pal Buys One Dan Neil 2012
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