English Explanatory Dictionary

pornography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.
  2. The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.
  3. The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.
verb
  1. To turn into pornography.

Pronunciation

/pɔːˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ En-au-pornography.ogg

Word forms

pornography pornographies pornographying pornographied

Etymology

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πορνεία (porneía, “fornication, prostitution”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to depict”).

Synonyms

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Related words

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Derived words

anthropornography antipornography child pornography cornography cyberpornography ecopornography explornography hardcore pornography nonpornography porn porno pornographed pornographer pornographess pornographic pornographically pornographist pornographization pornotopia porn star porny problematic pornography use reality pornography semipornography softcore pornography
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