Synonyms for pornography

Most common

erotica · obscenity · smut · lewdness

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.

   Many websites have a complete ban on pornography.

Related words

Word family

porn porno pornographer pornographic pornographist pornogrification pornogrify

Phrases

child pornography

Forms

Plural

pornographies → porns, eroticas, smuts, pornos…

Example sentences

• obscenity The present day has been marked by obscenity.
• smut No one ever said smut was unprofitable.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

porn¹, smut¹

5 letters

porno², filth¹

7 letters

erotica⁴

8 letters

lewdness

9 letters

obscenity⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (porno² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

pornographie

Deutsch

Pornografie