EROTICISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EROTICISM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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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) | ||||||
