erogenous zone

noun

A part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.

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Meanings

nounerogenous zone (plural erogenous zones)

plural erogenous zones

  1. lifestyleA part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.

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

    2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 254
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    The parts of the body significant in giving sexual pleasure we call "erogenous zones."

    1910, Sigmund Freud, “The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 21, number 2, page 209

    Synonyms: hot spot, sweet spot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.

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Origin

From erogenous + zone.

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Translations

Arabic مِنْطَقَة اَلشَّهْوَة اَلْجِنْسِيَّة
  • مِنْطَقَة اَلشَّهْوَة اَلْجِنْسِيَّة (minṭaqat aš-šahwa l-jinsiyya)erogenous zone
Bengali কামস্থান, কামোদ্দীপক অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ
  • কামস্থান (kamosthan)erogenous zone
  • কামোদ্দীপক অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ (kamoddipôk ôṅgôprôttôṅgô)erogenous zone
Bulgarian ерогенна зона
  • ерогенна зона (erogenna zona)erogenous zone
Catalan zona erògena
  • zona erògenaerogenous zone
Chinese Cantonese 性感帶 /性感带
  • 性感帶 /性感带 (sing³ gam² daai³)erogenous zone
Chinese Mandarin 性感帶 /性感带, 敏感區 /敏感区
  • 性感帶 /性感带 (xìnggǎndài)erogenous zone
  • 敏感區 /敏感区 (mǐngǎnqū)erogenous zone
  • 敏感帶 /敏感带 (mǐngǎndài)erogenous zone
Czech erotogenní zóna
  • erotogenní zónaerogenous zone
Danish erogen zone
  • erogen zoneerogenous zone
Esperanto erotogena zono
  • erotogena zonoerogenous zone
Finnish erogeeninen alue
  • erogeeninen alueerogenous zone
French zone érogène
  • zone érogèneerogenous zone
German erogene Zone
  • erogene Zoneerogenous zone
Greek ερωτογενή ζώνη
  • ερωτογενή ζώνη (erotogení zóni)erogenous zone
Hungarian erogén zóna
  • erogén zónaerogenous zone
Icelandic kynnæmissvæði
  • kynnæmissvæðierogenous zone
Indonesian zona erotis
  • zona erotiserogenous zone
Italian zona erogena
  • zona erogenaerogenous zone
Japanese 性感帯
  • 性感帯 (seikantai)erogenous zone
Korean 성감대
  • 성감대 (seonggamdae)erogenous zone
Lithuanian erogeninė zona
  • erogeninė zonaerogenous zone
Polish strefa erogenna
  • strefa erogennaerogenous zone
Portuguese zona erógena
  • zona erógenaerogenous zone
Romanian zonă erogenă
  • zonă erogenăerogenous zone
Russian эроге́нная зо́на
  • эроге́нная зо́на (erogénnaja zóna)erogenous zone
Slovak erotogénna zóna
  • erotogénna zónaerogenous zone
Spanish zona erógena
  • zona erógenaerogenous zone
Swedish erogen zon
  • erogen zonerogenous zone
Turkish erojen bölge
  • erojen bölgeerogenous zone
Cite this entry
APA

erogenous zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous%20zone

MLA

“erogenous zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous%20zone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erogenous zone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erogenous%20zone.

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