pornography
16 synonyms and 0 antonyms for pornography, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Written, visual, or filmed material that explicitly depicts sexual activity, mainly intended to arouse.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from French pornographie, itself built from Greek roots meaning "writing about prostitutes".
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