PORNOGRAPHY

pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut

(noun) creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pornography (usually uncountable, plural pornographies)

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [From mid-19th c.]

(by extension) The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.

(usually, humorous) The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.

Source: Wiktionary


Por*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]

1. Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A treatise on prostitutes, or prostitution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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