erotology
Study of passion
Erotology is the study of sexual behavior and desire.
The term covers scholarly investigation of human sexuality—its psychology, physiology, and cultural expressions.
An erotologist examines topics from arousal patterns to the history of sexual practices.
The word sounds clinical but often appears in contexts ranging from academic sexology to collections of erotic literature and art.
Arousal-inducing substance
- libidinousHaving strong carnal desires
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- concupiscenceIntense carnal appetite
- titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement
sensuality · carnal · voluptuous · desire · prurient · salacious · amatory · sultry
Innate erotic drive
- Oedipus complexPsychosexual attachment to mother
- Electra complexDaughter's unconscious paternal desire
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
fixation · repression · sublimation · fetishism · paraphilia · sexual dysfunction · inhibition · fantasy
Warm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- loveIntense fond attachment
romance · relationship · partnership · trust · tenderness · attraction · courtship · foreplay
Mid-century sexologist
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- surveySystematic data collection
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
clinical · therapy · sex education · reproductive · contraception · fertility · human sexuality · coitus
aphrodisiac
Arousal-inducing substance
- libidinousHaving strong carnal desires
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- concupiscenceIntense carnal appetite
titillation · sensuality · carnal · voluptuous · desire · prurient · salacious · amatory · sultry · risque
libido
Innate erotic drive
- Oedipus complexPsychosexual attachment to mother
- Electra complexDaughter's unconscious paternal desire
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
psychoanalysis · fixation · repression · sublimation · fetishism · paraphilia · sexual dysfunction · inhibition · fantasy · unconscious
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- bondingForming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
love · romance · relationship · partnership · trust · tenderness · attraction · courtship · foreplay · consent
Kinsey
Mid-century sexologist
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
- surveySystematic data collection
research · clinical · therapy · sex education · reproductive · contraception · fertility · human sexuality · coitus · copulation
erotologycelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
chastity · asexuality · abstinence · continence · puritanism
erotologyprudery
Excessive concern with decorum
bowdlerization · censorship · Victorian morality · obscurantism · purity culture
erotic, eros, eroticism, homoerotic, erotica, erotically, erogenous, erotism, erotomania