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pornography
[ pawr-nog-ruh-fee ]
noun
- sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
pornography
/ pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ; ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk /
noun
- writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement
- the production of such material
pornography
- Books, photographs, magazines, art, or music designed to excite sexual impulses and considered by public authorities or public opinion as in violation of accepted standards of sexual morality. American courts have not yet settled on a satisfactory definition of what constitutes pornographic material. ( See obscenity .)
Derived Forms
- ǰˈԴDz, noun
- pornographic, adjective
- ˌǰԴˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ǰ·Դ·· [pawr-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
- ǰn·i·· adverb
- t·ǰn·i adjective
- t·ǰ·ԴDz۲· noun adjective
- ԴDzpǰ·Դ·i adjective
- ܲpǰ·Դ·i adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pornography1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pornography1
Example Sentences
Ofgem says the rules will prevent young people from encountering the most harmful content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and pornography.
Any site which hosts pornography, or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorders must have robust age checks in place to protect children from accessing that content.
Joseph Seiders, the drummer for the indie rock band the New Pornographers, has been charged with possession of child pornography after being arrested for allegedly videotaping unsuspecting boys in a Palm Desert Chick-fil-A restroom.
Zambia's government said the law was needed to tackle online fraud and child pornography, as well as the spread of disinformation.
The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography.
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