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autoerotic

/ˈɔːtəʊ.əˌɹɒt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-erot-ic
IPA
/ˈɔːtəʊ.əˌɹɒt.ɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English autoerotic From auto- + erotic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɔːtəʊ.əˌɹɒt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more autoerotic (comparative) most autoerotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

autoerotically autoeroticism

Frequently Paired Words

autoerotism

Rhymes With

exotic erotic chaotic aquatic antibiotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic symbiotic asymptotic biotic

Questions

How do you pronounce autoerotic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːtəʊ.əˌɹɒt.ɪk/.
What does autoerotic mean?
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory.
Where does autoerotic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English autoerotic From auto- + erotic.

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