pornographic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɔː(ɹ)nəˈɡɹæfɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pórnē Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos)lbor. French pornographiebor. English pornography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pornographic From pornography + -ic.
Meanings
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Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.
Trying to write honestly about pornographic films is like trying to tie one's shoe while walking: it's practically impossible without sacrificing stride and balance and a certain amount of ordinary dignity, the sort one uses with bank tellers who question a signature.
1973 January 21, Vincent Canby, “What Are We To Think of ‘Deep Throat’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:The intent to make the "MMR question" as serious as possible resulted in an almost pornographic obsession with suffering children.
2021 May 26, Harry Brewis, 33:33 from the start, in Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pornographic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pornographic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonpornographic · unpornographic
Deriveds
pseudopornographic · quasipornographic · semipornographic · nonpornographic · parapornographic · unpornographic · antipornographic · pornographically · pornographico-devotional
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
spicy · R-rated · porny · red band
Relateds
sexy · pornography · amatory · arousing · erotic · R(アール)-1(じゅう)8(はち) · sensual
Synonyms
18+ · X-rated · XXXX · pornographical · rude · blue · adult · XXX · mucky · X-rated · graphic · pornographical · pornographic
Translations (74)
th ลามก (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sl pornográfski (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · an pornografico (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · uk порнографі́чний (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · az pornoqrafik (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · vi khiêu dâm (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · lt pornografinis (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · nrf pornographique (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · cmn 色情的 (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · es pornográfico (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · kmr pornografîk (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sq pornografik (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · af pornografies (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · io pornografiala (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · eu pornografiko (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hi अश्लील सामग्री (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · cs pornografický (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ro порнографик (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sh порно̀графски (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · bg порнографи́чен (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · uz pornografik (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tr pornografik (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · mr संभोगदर्शक (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tr açık saçık (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · lb pornographesch (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hu pornográf (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · id pornografis (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · nn pornografisk (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · oc pornografic (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · mt pornografiku (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · fr pornographique (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ro pornografic (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · da pornografisk (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · eo pornografa (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · de pornographisch (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sk pornografický (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · nb pornografisk (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · nl pornografisch (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ru порнографи́ческий (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · et pornograafiline (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · el πορνογραφικός (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sv pornografisk (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hy պոռնոգրաֆիական (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ka პორნოგრაფიული (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · be парнаграфі́чны (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · mk порногра́фски (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hi वयस्क सामग्री (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ast pornográficu (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · kk порнографиялық (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hu szeméremsértő (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · he פּוֹרְנוֹגְרָפִי (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · sh pornògrafski (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ky порнографиялык (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ga pornagrafach (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hu trágár (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ca pornogràfic (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · hu pornográfiai (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · ia pornographic (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · yi פּאָרנאָגראַפֿיש (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · gl pornográfico (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · lv pornogrāfisks (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · is klámfenginn (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · it pornografico (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tl pornograpiko (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · pt pornográfico (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tg порнографӣ (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · scn pornugràficu (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · fi siveetön (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · pl pornograficzny (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tk pornografik (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · bg порнографски (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tr porno (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · tr müstehcen (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) · fi pornografinen (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity)