Pornographic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

designed to arouse lust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɔːɹnəɡɹˈæfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɔːnəɡɹˈafɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɔːnəɡɹˈafɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /pˌɔːɹnəɡɹˈæfɪk/.

Examples

pornographic films and magazines
adult movies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adult

Parts of Speech

adjective

designed to arouse lust

“pornographic films and magazines”

Word Forms

pornography

noun

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pornographisch

entworfen, um Lust zu wecken

🇫🇷French

pornographique

conçu pour susciter le désir

🇪🇸Spanish

pornográfico

diseñado para despertar la lujuria

🇮🇹Italian

pornografico

progettato per suscitare la lussuria

🇳🇱Dutch

pornografisch

ontworpen om lust op te wekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

pornográfico

projetado para despertar a luxúria

🇷🇺Russian

порнографический

предназначен для пробуждения похоти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अश्लील

वासना जगाने के लिए बनाया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্নোগ্রাফিক

লালসা জাগানোর জন্য ডিজাইন করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆபாசமான

காமத்தைத் தூண்டுவதற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అశ్లీలమైన

కామాన్ని ప్రేరేపించడానికి రూపొందించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अश्लील

वासना जागृत करण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોર્નોગ્રાફિક

વાસના જગાડવા માટે રચાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ

ಕಾಮವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്ലീലം

കാമത്തെ ഉണർത്താൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ

ਵਾਸਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فحش

ہوس کو بیدار کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

色情

旨在激发欲望

🇯🇵Japanese

ポルノ的な

欲望を刺激するように設計されている

🇰🇷Korean

외설적인

성욕을 불러일으키기 위해 고안된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêu dâm

được thiết kế để khơi dậy ham muốn

🇹🇭Thai

สื่อลามก

ออกแบบมาเพื่อกระตุ้นราคะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

porno

dirancang untuk membangkitkan nafsu

🇵🇭Filipino

pornograpiko

dinisenyo upang pukawin ang pagnanasa

🇲🇾Malay

lucah

direka untuk membangkitkan nafsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إباحية

مصممة لإثارة الشهوة

🇮🇷Persian

پورنوگرافی

طراحی شده برای برانگیختن شهوت

🇹🇷Turkish

pornografik

şehvet uyandırmak için tasarlandı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹרנוֹגרָפִי

נועד לעורר תאווה

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