adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Sensitive to sexual arousal.

   "His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones."

2. 2
   Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.

   "give him an erogenous massage"

Adjective

1. 1
   sensitive to sexual stimulation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amorouscarnalerogeniceroticerotogenicfleshly

Example

More examples

"His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + -genous (“producing”).

Related phrases

erogenous zoneerogenous zone

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