autoerotism

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noun

Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.

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Meanings

nounautoerotism (usually uncountable, plural autoerotisms)

plural autoerotisms

  1. uncountableusuallySexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounusing your own body as a sexual object

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autoeroticism
Broader
sexual activitysexual practicesex
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autoeroticism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + erotism.

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Translations

Catalan autoerotisme
  • autoerotismesexual activity involving oneself
Dutch auto-erotiek
  • auto-erotieksexual activity involving oneself
French autoérotisme
  • autoérotismesexual activity involving oneself
Greek αυτοερωτισμός
  • αυτοερωτισμός (aftoerotismós)sexual activity involving oneself
Hindi आत्मरति, हस्तमैथुन
  • आत्मरति (ātmarti)sexual activity involving oneself
  • हस्तमैथुन (hastamaithun)sexual activity involving oneself
Irish féin-earótachas
  • féin-earótachassexual activity involving oneself
Norwegian autoerotisme
  • autoerotismesexual activity involving oneself
Portuguese autoerotismo
  • autoerotismosexual activity involving oneself
Russian аутоэроти́зм
  • аутоэроти́зм (autoerotízm)sexual activity involving oneself
Spanish autoerotismo
  • autoerotismosexual activity involving oneself
Turkish otoerotizm
  • otoerotizmsexual activity involving oneself
Cite this entry
APA

autoerotism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoerotism

MLA

“autoerotism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoerotism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoerotism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoerotism.

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