- au|to|e|rot|i|cism
- au|to|e|rot|i|cism « toh ee ROT uh sihz uhm», noun.sex gratification by one's own body or mind.
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e|rot|i|cism — «ih ROT uh sihz uhm», noun. erotic character or tendency: »The degree of wit renders the eroticism [of the book] aseptic and except to prudes and prurients innocuous (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
neu|rot|i|cism — «nu ROT uh sihz uhm, nyu », noun. the state or condition of being neurotic: »Bartók s music is disturbing possessed not only of a wild beauty but also of a neuroticism (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… … English syllables
rot — am·phe·rot·o·kous; am·phe·rot·o·ky; an·gi·o·neu·rot·ic; an·ti·vi·rot·ic; aphos·pho·rot·ic; ap·o·neu·rot·ic; ba·rot·se; bi·rot·u·lar; bi·rot·u·late; ca·rot·enol; ca·rot·id·al; chi·rot·o·ny; gar·rot; gar·rot·er; ig·o·rot; lap·a·rot·o·my;… … English syllables
neu — neu·rad; neu·ral; neu·ral·gia; neu·ral·gi·form; neu·ral·gy; neu·ra·tion; neu·rec·to·my; neu·rer·gic; neu·ri·lem·ma; neu·ri·lem·mo·ma; neu·ril·i·ty; neu·rine; neu·ri·no·ma; neu·rite; neu·ri·tis; neu·ro ; neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist;… … English syllables
autoerotism — [ôt΄ōē rät′ə siz΄əmôt΄ō er′ə tiz΄əm] n. 〚 AUTO + EROTISM: coined by ELLIS2 (Henry) Havelock〛 1. pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous … Universalium
neurotic — neu•rot•ic [[t]nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ [/t]] adj. 1) psi of, pertaining to, or characteristic of neurosis 2) psi a neurotic person • Etymology: 1870–75 neu•rot′ic•al•ly, adv. neu•rot′i•cism əˌsɪz əm n … From formal English to slang
eroticism — e•rot•i•cism [[t]ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm[/t]] also er•o•tism [[t]ˈɛr əˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) sexual or erotic quality or character 2) fia lit. the use of erotic symbolism, themes, etc., as in art or literature 3) the condition of being sexually aroused 4)… … From formal English to slang
homoeroticism — ho•mo•e•rot•i•cism [[t]ˌhoʊ moʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm[/t]] also ho•mo•er•o•tism [[t] ˈɛr əˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex • Etymology: 1915–20 ho mo•e•rot′ic ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
Eroticism — E*rot i*cism, n. Erotic quality. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
