eros

noun

ˈer-ˌäs How to pronounce eros (audio)
Definition of erosnext
as in lust
intense sexual desire dedicated to the poet's lover, the sonnet has eros as its theme

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eros
  1. lust
  2. passion
  3. eroticism
  4. concupiscence
Noun
  • Khazan is filled with a lust for revenge against the emperor and all of those who betrayed him, while the Blade Phantom seeks to restore balance to the underworld, which has been sent into disarray due to events on the surface.
    — Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
  • There’s gorgeous provocation, and there’s so much love and lust in her eyes.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of lust
Noun
  • Kicking has turned into his new passion over the last few years.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Our Pause for Purpose curriculum is one example of an intentional step toward making a career change or pivot with passion and purpose.
    — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of passion
Noun
  • Sonya becomes a sort of kink doula for Molly, easing her into new notions of eroticism.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Sadness indeed, yet there is levity, directness, even eroticism.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Definition of eroticism
Noun
  • Gregory of Nyssa, contemplating the Christian horror of concupiscence, once theorized that had not Adam and Eve sinned, the two of them would have remained virgins and reproduced in whatever way angels did.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
  • The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.
    — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
Definition of concupiscence
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“Eros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eros. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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