Added 9 October 2026
pornography
/pɔːˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ noun
In Latin: pornographia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pornography at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Many websites have a complete ban on pornography.
- 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.
verb
- To turn into pornography.
Origin
Borrowed from French pornographie. By surface analysis, porno- + -graphy.
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