Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
- noun Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A description of or treatise on prostitutes or prostitution; hence, obscene writing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies.
- noun (Med.) A treatise on prostitutes, or prostitution.
- noun obscene pictures, writings, drawings, motion pictures, videos, or the like intended primarily to cause sexual arousal and having little or no artistic merit; also, the content of such materials.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The graphic, detailed, often
gratuitous depiction of something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Sexual gratification in pornography is not a function of emotional attachment, of kindness, of caring, and especially not of continuance of the relationship, as such continuance would translate into responsibilities, curtailments, and costs.
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We are supposed to believe that the coming together of the family in pornography is a major step forward.
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We are supposed to believe that the coming together of the family in pornography is a major step forward.
Archive 2007-03-01 Linda 2007
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Many feminists are equally critical of the soft-core porn movies available at local video stores and on cable TV, arguing that the violence in pornography is often covert (and they include mainstream advertising images in their slide shows).
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Many feminists are equally critical of the soft-core porn movies available at local video stores and on cable TV, arguing that the violence in pornography is often covert (and they include mainstream advertising images in their slide shows).
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They also, unsurprisingly, inspired the word "pornography" - although not quite in the sense that we understand it today.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Deacon 2012
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"The term pornography is used on the passenger card as it is more recognisable to the travelling public than the term objectionable material," a Customs spokesman said.
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The word pornography derives from the Greek word porn, meaning prostitution, and graphier, meaning to write, and so it means to write of prostitution.
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While Imus, Stern, and the rappers are what I call pornography audio style, they have not had anywhere near the affect on the political discourse in this country as the hate mongers on right wing political media.
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While Imus, Stern, and the rappers are what I call pornography audio style, they have not had anywhere near the affect on the political discourse in this country as the hate mongers on right wing political media.
npydyuan commented on the word pornography
I'm surprised Wordie hasn't had anything to say about this, yet.
October 17, 2007
skipvia commented on the word pornography
That's because we strive to maintain an air of dignity and sophistication on this board. *cough*
October 17, 2007
uselessness commented on the word pornography
"Google's giant computer brain has decided that someone looking at 'pornography' might also enjoy..."
October 17, 2007
skipvia commented on the word pornography
Har! Wish I'd said that, U.
October 17, 2007
john commented on the word pornography
Word games. People looking at pornography just love those word games. Says gooble.
October 17, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word pornography
Now that is funny. Maybe having those ads up there is actually an asset, entertainment-wise.
October 17, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pornography
An example from history (not really) here.
October 7, 2008
rolig commented on the word pornography
"In modern times the term 'pornography' connotes mediocrity, commercialism, and certain strict rules of narration. Obscenity must be mated with banality because every kind of aesthetic enjoyment has to be entirely replaced by simple sexual stimulation which demands the traditional word for direct action on the patient. … Thus, in pornographic novels, action has to be limited to the copulation of clichés. Style, structure, imagery should never distract the reader from his tepid lust."
— Vladimir Nabokov, "On a Book Entitled Lolita"
February 5, 2012
sibtain commented on the word pornography
The depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction.
October 31, 2015