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the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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And there are more examples of eroticism in early Balkan folk vampire lore.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
But that doesn’t mean that The Room Next Door is lacking in eroticism or tenderness.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Employing the help of scientists, philosophers and historians, Bhardwaj establishes 12 motivations for travel: curiosity, inspiration, happiness, creativity, serendipity, hardship, service, healing, wonder, empathy, eroticism and hope.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Tsukamoto’s bracing 67-minute film is teeming with high-voltage eroticism and dangerous body mod impulses, as two Japanese men (played by Tomorowo Taguchi and Tsukamoto himself) indulge in feverish, fetishistic fusings with metal and machinery.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
But that doesn’t mean that The Room Next Door is lacking in eroticism or tenderness.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
Employing the help of scientists, philosophers and historians, Bhardwaj establishes 12 motivations for travel: curiosity, inspiration, happiness, creativity, serendipity, hardship, service, healing, wonder, empathy, eroticism and hope.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Tsukamoto’s bracing 67-minute film is teeming with high-voltage eroticism and dangerous body mod impulses, as two Japanese men (played by Tomorowo Taguchi and Tsukamoto himself) indulge in feverish, fetishistic fusings with metal and machinery.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eroticism. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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eroticism
noun
erot·i·cism
i-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
1
: the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form)
2
: a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones)
3
: insistent sexual impulse or desire
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