EROTICISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EROTICISM
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abstinence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) • act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite | ||||||||
asexuality | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • having no evident sex or sex organs | ||||||||
celibacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unmarried status • abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | ||||||||
chastity | nounn | |||||||
noun • abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) • morality with respect to sexual relations | ||||||||
dispassion | nounn | |||||||
noun • objectivity and detachment | ||||||||
frigidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse • the absence of heat • a lack of affection or enthusiasm | ||||||||
prudishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive or affected modesty | ||||||||
puritanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) • strictness and austerity in conduct and religion | ||||||||
purity | nounn | |||||||
noun • being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material • the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil • a woman's virtue or chastity | ||||||||
romanticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • impractical romantic ideals and attitudes • a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) |