erogenous

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Such zones or areas are called erogenous zones_--the word erogenous means love-generating.

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  1. adjective Responsive or sensitive to sexual stimulation: erogenous zones.
  2. adjective Arousing sexual desire.

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  • They preferred to lie coiled together, erogenous areas sometimes delightfully touching, sometimes delightfully almost touching. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 04-05 - October-November 1999
  • Societies generally choose by its obscure methods certain means of expression, typically regarding the body and perceived "erogenous" anatomical bits, to be inherently offensive and vulgar, and must conform to the societal norm. —  COMIXTALK
  • And that's because your biggest erogenous zone is not the G-spot. —  The Blog that Ate Manhattan
  • Direct manipulation of naked erogenous zones is not considered foreplay when it is not preparatory for further sexual acts. —  feminist blogs
  • Our lips are one of the most suggestive, sensual erogenous zones we've got -- and right on our faces. —  open source sex
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  1. Greek erōs, sexual love + -genous.

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  1. from Greek ε̆ρως, love (see Eros), + -γενής, producing: see -genous.
 

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/ɛˈrɑdʒɛnəs/
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