erogenous

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/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

adjective

Sensitive to sexual arousal.

“give him an erogenous massage”

Similar
sensitive
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos →
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Meanings

adjectiveerogenous (comparative more erogenous, superlative most erogenous)

comparative more erogenous · superlative most erogenous

  1. Sensitive to sexual arousal.

    His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones.

    2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance (paperback), Fourth Estate, page 254
  2. Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.

    give him an erogenous massage

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesensitive to sexual stimulation

Similar
sensitive
Also see
erogeniceroticsensitive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  3. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  4. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. Englisherogenous

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 性敏感的, 性感的
  • 性敏感的 (xìng mǐngǎn de)sensitive to sexual arousal
  • 性感的 (xìnggǎn de)causing sexual arousal
  • 引起性慾的 /引起性欲的 (yǐnqǐ xìngyù de)causing sexual arousal
Czech erotogenní
  • erotogennísensitive to sexual arousal
Dutch erogeen
  • erogeensensitive to sexual arousal
Finnish erogeeninen, erogeeninen
  • erogeeninensensitive to sexual arousal
  • erogeeninencausing sexual arousal
French érogène
  • érogènesensitive to sexual arousal
German erogen
  • erogensensitive to sexual arousal
Italian erogeno
  • erogenosensitive to sexual arousal
Polish erogenny
  • erogennysensitive to sexual arousal
Portuguese erógeno
  • erógenosensitive to sexual arousal
Romanian erogen
  • erogensensitive to sexual arousal
Russian эроге́нный
  • эроге́нный (erogénnyj)sensitive to sexual arousal
Spanish erógeno
  • erógenosensitive to sexual arousal
Swedish erogen
  • erogensensitive to sexual arousal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with erogenous

endogenousexogenoushematogenousandrogenouslymphogenousoncogenous
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Cite this entry
APA

erogenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous

MLA

“erogenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erogenous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous.

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