pornography

noun

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.

(by extension) The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.

(usually humorous) The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.

Roots

porneporno- · Greek · prostitute grapho-graph · Greek · write, draw

Synonyms for pornography

pornn smutn erotican obscenityn salacityn bawdryn salaciousnessn lewdnessn smuttinessn bawdinessn

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Where does pornography come from?

The word pornography breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: porno-, from Greek porne (“prostitute”); and -graph, from Greek grapho (“write, draw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.