Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alloerotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lo-erot-ic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having erotic desire for or attraction to another person of either sex.

Example Sentences

"It is this loss of gratification—whether autoerotic or alloerotic (involving another person such as the mother)—that Lacan refers to as "castration.""

Etymology

From allo- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to erotic desire”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: allo

Derived Forms

alloeroticism

Synonyms

heteroerotic

Antonyms

analloerotic

Questions

What does alloerotic mean?: Having erotic desire for or attraction to another person of either sex.
Where does alloerotic come from?: From allo- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to erotic desire”).

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