heypolyglot
Italian

erotico

/eˈrɔ.ti.ko/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,319

Meaning

erotic

  • relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement

In a sentence

Ha scritto un romanzo erotico che ha avuto molto successo.

She wrote an erotic novel that became very successful.

Quel dipinto ha una carica erotica molto sottile.

That painting has a very subtle erotic charge.

Non tutti i film con scene d'amore sono erotici.

Not all movies with love scenes are erotic.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
eroticomasculine · singular
eroticafeminine · singular
eroticimasculine · plural
erotichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Irregular masculine plural: 'erotici' (not *erotichi).
  • Feminine singular is 'erotica', feminine plural 'erotiche'.

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