pornographic

por·nog·ra·phy

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawr-nog-ruh-fee]
- /pɔrˈnɒg rə fi/
- /pɔːˈnɒɡ.rə.fi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-nog-ruh-fee]
- /pɔrˈnɒg rə fi/

Definitions of pornographic word

noun pornographic sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal. 1
adjective pornographic obscene, sexually explicit 1
adjective pornographic Pornographic films, videos, and magazines are designed to cause sexual excitement by showing naked people or referring to sexual acts. 0

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Origin of pornographic

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Greek pornográph(os) writing about harlots (porno-, combining form of pórnē harlot + -graphos -graph) + -y3

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Parts of speech for Pornographic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pornographic

pornographic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pornographic

adj pornographic

dirty-minded — tending to have vulgar, obscene, or lewd thoughts, interpretations, etc.
filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
ill-bred — showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.

adjective pornographic

dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
obscene — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
orgiastic — of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.

All 17 Synonyms of pornographic

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