pornography
noun /pɔːˈnɒɡrəfi/
/pɔːrˈnɑːɡrəfi/
(also informal porn)
[uncountable] (disapproving)- magazines, DVDs, websites, etc. that describe or show naked people and sexual acts in order to make people feel sexually excited, especially in a way that many other people find offensive
- child pornography
- the distribution of pornography
- measures to tighten the laws on pornography
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard-core
- soft
- soft-core
- …
- industry
- site
- porn star
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek pornographos ‘writing about prostitutes’, from pornē ‘prostitute’ + graphein ‘write’.