PORNOGRAPHY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

erotica; porn; porno; pornography; smut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pornography" is a kind of...):

creation; creative activity (the human act of creating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pornography"):

child pornography; kiddie porn; kiddy porn (the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films)

Derivation:

pornographer (someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores)

pornographic (designed to arouse lust)