autoerotism
noun
- pleasurable sensations or tensions arising in the erogenous body zones without external stimulation
- self-initiated activity aimed at reducing sexual excitations, as in masturbation
See autoerotism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ôˌtō-ĕrˈə-tĭzˌəm) or au·to·e·rot·i·cism (-ĭ-rŏtˈĭ-sĭzˌəm)
noun- Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation.
- The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus.
Related Forms:
- auˌto·e·rotˈic (-ĭ-rŏtˈĭk) adjective
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