The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eroticism \E*rot"i*cism\, n. Erotic quality. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eroticism n 1: a state of anticipation of sexuality [syn: eroticism, erotism] 2: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness]