Meanings
eros1
plural erotes
- uncountableusuallyA winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
- uncountableusuallyPhysical love; sexual desire.
He would introduce her to the wonders of eros; she would bloom under his expert tutelage.
2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 54 - uncountableusuallya type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.
- uncountableusuallyhuman scienceslibido
- uncountableusuallyhuman sciencescollective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.
Eros2
plural Eroses
- Greekhuman sciencesThe god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
I'm not just talking about sexually transmitted diseases, though Eros-knows there's precious little information about them available to gay men.
1981 August 1, Ron Vachon, “To Your Health”, in Gay Community News, page 13 - 433 Eros, an asteroid.
EROS3
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of Earth Resources Observation Satellite.
EROs4
- pluralplural of ERO
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “life drive”
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
eros · noun
- Ancient Greekἔρως“love, desire”
- Englisheros
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Eros · proper noun
- Ancient GreekἜρως
- EnglishEros
From Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἔρως
- Ἔρως (Érōs)God of love
Arabic إِيرُوس, إِيرُوس
- إِيرُوس (ʔīrūs)God of love
- إِيرُوس (ʔīrūs)433 Eros (asteroid)
Bulgarian Е́рос, Е́рос
- Е́рос (Éros)God of love
- Е́рос (Éros)433 Eros (asteroid)
Catalan Eros
- ErosGod of love
Chinese Mandarin 厄洛斯, 厄羅斯 /厄罗斯
- 厄洛斯 (Èluòsī)God of love
- 厄羅斯 /厄罗斯 (Èluósī)God of love
- 愛神星 /爱神星 (Àishénxīng)433 Eros (asteroid)
Czech Erós
- ErósGod of love
Dutch Eros
- ErosGod of love
Esperanto Eroso
- ErosoGod of love
Finnish Eros
- ErosGod of love
French Éros, Éros
- ÉrosGod of love
- Éros433 Eros (asteroid)
German Eros, Eros
- ErosGod of love
- Eros433 Eros (asteroid)
Greek Έρως, Έρωτας
- Έρως (Éros)God of love
- Έρωτας (Érotas)God of love
Hindi ईरोस
- ईरोस (īros)God of love
Hungarian Erósz
- ErószGod of love
Irish Earós
- EarósGod of love
Italian Eros
- ErosGod of love
Japanese 性愛, エロース
- 性愛 (seiai)physical love; sexual desire
- エロース (Erōsu)God of love
- エロース (Erōsu)433 Eros (asteroid)
Korean 에로스, 에로스
- 에로스 (Eroseu)God of love
- 에로스 (Eroseu)433 Eros (asteroid)
Latin Eros
- ErosGod of love
Latvian Erots
- ErotsGod of love
Lithuanian Erotas
- ErotasGod of love
Persian اروس
- اروس (erus)God of love
Polish eros, Eros
- erosphysical love; sexual desire
- Erosphysical love; sexual desire
- ErosGod of love
Portuguese Eros
- ErosGod of love
Russian Э́рос, Эро́т
- Э́рос (Éros)God of love
- Эро́т (Erót)God of love
- Э́рос (Éros)433 Eros (asteroid)
Spanish Eros
- ErosGod of love
Swahili Erosi
- ErosiGod of love
Ukrainian Е́рос, Е́рос
- Е́рос (Éros)God of love
- Е́рос (Éros)433 Eros (asteroid)
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Cite this entry
eros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eros
“eros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eros. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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