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por·nog·ra·phy

(pôr-nŏg′rə-fē)

1. Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.

2. Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination: violence pornography.

[French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : pornē, prostitute; see per- in Indo-European roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]

por·nog′ra·pher n.

por′no·graph′ic (pôr′nə-grăf′ĭk) adj.

por′no·graph′i·cal·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

pornographic - designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies"

adult

sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

pornographic

adjective obscene, erotic, indecent, blue, dirty, offensive, rude, sexy, filthy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), salacious, prurient, smutty I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.

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Translations

إِبَاحِيّخَلاعي

pornogràfic

pornografický

pornografisk

pornografisch pornographisch

πορνογραφικός

pornográfico

pornografinensiveetön

pornographique

pornografski

pornográfszeméremsértőtrágár

klám-, klámfenginn

pornografico

ポルノの

외설적인

pornografinispornogrāfisks

pornografic

pornografisk

ที่ลามกลามก

pornografik açık saçık müstehcen porno

mang tính khiêu dâm

色情的

pornographic

[ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] ADJ → pornográfico

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pornographic

[ˌpɔː^rnəˈgræfɪk] adj → pornographique
a pornographic magazine → un magazine pornographique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pornographic

adj, pornographically

adv → pornografisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pornographic

[ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] adj → pornografico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pornography

(poːˈnogrəfi) noun

literature, pictures, films etc that are indecent in a sexual way.

pornographic (poːnəˈgrӕfik) adjective

pornographic

→ إِبَاحِيّ pornografický pornografisk pornografisch πορνογραφικός pornográfico pornografinen pornographique pornografski pornografico ポルノの 외설적인 pornografisch pornografisk pornograficzny pornográfico порнографический pornografisk ที่ลามก pornografik mang tính khiêu dâm 色情的

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David Shields already had past convictions for possessing extreme images and extreme pornographic images from 2012 and 2014 when he was caught out again.

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Blocks and bans

WEST Midlands Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson sacked an officer over 'disgusting' extreme pornographic and race hatred videos he had exchanged with another officer.

Cop sacked for sharing porn videos

A 17-year-old male university student, who allegedly posted some 300,000 pornographic pictures of net idols and actresses on the internet, has been arrested.

University student arrested over porn site

Nepal's law mentions pornographic content as illegal.

Nepal closes over 21,000 porn websites

A 16-year-old boy was charged at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday for having sex with a 14-year-old girl and sharing pornographic pictures of her.

Capital boy charged for underage sex

A FORMER college worker has been banned from teaching in Wales for five years after an investigation panel decided she had uploaded pornographic images and videos of herself.

BANNED; Ex-college worker cannot teach in Wales for five years after uploading pornographic footage to social media

Sharjah- The Sharjah Public prosecution has registered a case against the admin of a WhatsApp group and its members for allegedly uploading and circulating pornographic videos and photos.

WhatsApp group admin held for posting porn stuff

KASUR -- The district police claimed to have arrested 24 suspects allegedly involved in sale of pornographic material in different areas of Kasur district here the other day.

24 arrested for selling pornographic material

Birkenhead High School Academy, in Wirral, issued a warning to parents at the school about a man sending pupils sexual messages and pornographic images.

Warning to children over web perv's sick pictures