English Words Starting With E

• erotic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˈrɒtɪk/Relating to, or tending to arouse, sexual desire or excitement.
• erotica

  nounplural-nounC1
  /ɪˈrɒt.ɪ.kə/Artistic works (such as literature, photography, or paintings) that deal with or depict sexual love or desire in a generally artistic, aesthetic, or tasteful manner, as opposed to pornography's explicit focus on sexual arousal.
• eroticism

  nounC1
  /ɪˈrɒt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/The quality or state of being erotic; sexual desire or excitement, or the representation of it in art or literature.
• eroticize

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ɪˈrɒtɪsaɪz/To make something sexual in character; to imbue with erotic qualities.
• erotogenesis

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ɪˌrɒtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/The origin, formation, or development of erotic desire or sexual feeling.
• erotology

  nounLow / Academic / Technical
  /ˌɛrəˈtɒlədʒi/The systematic study of love, desire, and sexual behaviour, especially from a psychological, historical, or cultural perspective.
• erotomania

  nounC2
  /ɪˌrɒtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/A delusional belief, often as part of a psychiatric condition, that one is passionately loved by another person, typically someone of higher social status or a public figure.
• err

  verbverb-intransitiveLow
  /ɜː(r)/To make a mistake or be incorrect.
• errand

  nounB1
  /ˈer.ənd/A short, practical trip taken to accomplish a specific task, often for someone else.
• errand boy

  nounC1
  /ˈer.ənd ˌbɔɪ/A person, typically male and junior, employed to perform minor tasks, deliver messages, or run various small errands.
• errantry

  nounLow
  /ˈɛr.ən.tri/The condition or behaviour of a knight-errant; wandering in search of chivalric adventure.
• errata

  nounLow
  /eˈrɑːtə/A list of errors and their corrections, typically inserted into a published book or document after printing.
• erratic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˈræt.ɪk/irregular, unpredictable, or inconsistent in movement, behaviour, or quality.
• erratum

  nounLow
  /ɛˈrɑːtəm/An error in a printed work, especially one listed in a subsequent correction.
• erred

  verbC1
  /ɜːd/Made a mistake or acted incorrectly.
• errhine

  adjectivenounVery Rare
  /ˈɛrʌɪn/A substance that causes sneezing or increases nasal discharge.
• errol

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛrəl/A male given name, particularly associated with the surname Flynn, referring to a specific historical film actor.
• error

  nounC1
  /ˈerə(r)/A mistake, something that is wrong, especially in thought or behaviour.
• error analysis

  nounC1
  /ˈerə əˈnæləsɪs/The systematic study and classification of mistakes made by language learners or in other processes, to understand their causes.
• error coin

  nounLow
  /ˈerə ˌkɔɪn/A coin with a mistake in its manufacturing process, such as a misprint, double strike, or off-center strike, making it a collector's item.

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