pornography

por·nog·ra·phy  (pôr-ngr-f)

n.

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

2. The presentation or production of this material.

3. Lurid or sensational material: "Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the ... pornography of the era" (Morris Dickstein).

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[French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : porn, prostitute; see per-⁵ in Indo-European roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]

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por·nogra·pher n.

porno·graphic (pôrn-grfk) adj.

porno·graphi·cal·ly adv.

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pornography

Noun

writings, pictures, or films designed to be sexually exciting [Greek pornographos writing of prostitutes]

pornographer n
pornographic adj

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pornography

any literature, film, or pictures that are judged obscene or indecent, especially because of sexual explicitness. — pornographer, n. — pornographic, adj.

See also: Obscenity

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pornography - creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire erotica, porn, porno, smut child pornography, kiddie porn, kiddy porn - the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films creation, creative activity - the human act of creating

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pornography

noun obscenity, porn (informal) erotica, dirt, filth, indecency, porno (informal) smut

Translations

pornography [pɔːˈnɔgrəfɪ] n → pornografía

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pornography [pɔːˈnɔgrəfɪ] porn n → pornographie f

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pornography [pɔːˈnɔgrəfɪ] n → Pornografie f

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pornography [pɔːˈnɔgrəfɪ] n → pornografia

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pornography

n pornography [poːˈnogrəfi]

literature, pictures, films etc that are indecent in a sexual way. pornografie خَلاعِيَّه порнография pornografie pornografi die Pornographie πορνογραφία pornografía pornograafia هرزه نگاری pornografia pornographie פּוֹרנוֹגרָפיָה अश्लील साहित्य pornografija pornográfia pornografi klám pornografia ポルノ 호색 문학, 춘화 pornografija pornogrāfija bahan-bahan lucah pornografie pornografi pornografia pornografia pornografie порнография pornografia pornografija pornografija pornografi หนังสือ ภาพ เรื่องเขียน หนังและศิลปะที่ลามก pornografi 色情文學， 色情描寫 порнографія فحش نگاري، فحش تصوير يا تحرير sách báo khiêu dâm 色情文学， 色情描写

adj pornographic [poːnəˈgrӕfik]

pornografies خَلاعي порнографски pornografický pornografisk pornographisch πορνογραφικός pornográfico pornograafiline مستهجن pornografinen pornographique פּוֹרנוֹגרָפִי अश्लील pornografski pornográf cabul klám-, klámfenginn pornografico ポルノの 외설스러운 pornografinis pornogrāfisks lucah pornografisch pornografisk pornograficzny pornográfico por­no­grafic порнографический pornografický pornografski pornografski pornografisk ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับหนังสือ ภาพ เรื่องเขียน หนังและศิลปะที่ลามก pornografik 色情的 порнографічний فحش نگاري سے متعلق khiêu dâm 色情的