Definition of PORNOGRAPHY

pornography

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.

Examples

  • Many sites block pornography from all articles

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 22

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

Words With Friends Score: 24

pornography: valid Words With Friends Word