Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antierotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: antierot-ic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing the erotic.

adj

Contrary to the eros; sexually dampening or off-putting.

Example Sentences

"Gay sons thus exposed to shaming antierotic messages and punitive antierotic actions generally internalize the parental erotophobia to the point of imploding sexually by becoming self-homophobic."
"I have never shared his fantasy. The standard male images exalted by both gays and straights I find anti-erotic. Which isn't to say I'm never attracted by muscular men, only that I am by temperament a resolute anti-Platonist: I am not at all interested in ideal types, but rather individuals."

Etymology

From anti- + erotic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antierotic (comparative) most antierotic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

antieroticism

Questions

What does antierotic mean?: Opposing the erotic.
Where does antierotic come from?: From anti- + erotic.

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