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erogenous

/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
eroge-nous
IPA
/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sensitive to sexual arousal.

adj

Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English erogenous From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

Inflected Forms

more erogenous (comparative) most erogenous (superlative)

Derived Forms

erogenously erogenousness

Phrases

erogenous zone

Rhymes With

endogenous exogenous hematogenous androgenous lymphogenous oncogenous

Questions

How do you pronounce erogenous?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does erogenous mean?
Sensitive to sexual arousal.
Where does erogenous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English erogenous From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

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