Definition of PORNOGRAPHY

pornography

Meanings

Plural: pornographies

Noun

  • creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
  • The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.
  • The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.
  • The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.

Origin / Etymology

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πορνεία (porneía, “fornication, prostitution”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I depict”).

Synonyms

adult content, erotica, filth, lewdness, NSFW, obscenity, porn, porno, pr0n, pron, Rule 34, smut, smvt, XXX, 🌽

Scrabble Score: 22

pornography is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pornography is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pornography is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

pornography is a valid Words With Friends word