Oxford Dictionairy online:
pornography
/p:"ngrf/ noun explicit presentation of sexual activity in literature, films, etc., to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic feelings. pornographic /-n"grf-/ adjective.
·pornographic arousing, blue, erotic, explicit, indecent, obscene, salacious, sexy, titillating.
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Merriam-Webster Online:
One entry found for pornography.
Main Entry: por·nog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: -fE
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek pornographos, adjective, writing about prostitutes, from pornE prostitute + graphein to write; akin to Greek pernanai to sell, poros journey -- more at FARE, CARVE
Date: circa 1864
1 : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
2 : material (as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement
3 : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction <the pornography of violence>
- por·no·graph·ic /"por-n&-'gra-fik/ adjective
- por·no·graph·i·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
pornography noun [U] (INFORMAL porn) DISAPPROVING
books, magazines, films, etc. with no artistic value which describe or show sexual acts or naked people in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting but would be considered unpleasant or offensive by many people:
a campaign against pornography
hard(-core) (= very detailed) porn
soft(-core) (= not very detailed) porn
pornographer noun [C] DISAPPROVING
a person who makes or sells pornography
pornographic adjective (INFORMAL porn porno) DISAPPROVING
The part of the film judged to be pornographic was cut from the final version.
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