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Definitions

pornography

[pawr-nog-ruh-fee] / pɔrˈnɒg rə fi /

NOUN

obscenity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smut

STRONG

bawdiness dirt erotica filth indecency porn porno sexploitation

WEAK

X-rated material X-rated movie adult material adult movie dirty movie girlie magazine hard-core pornography obscene materials porno film sexually explicit material skin flick soft-core pornography stag film

Antonyms

STRONG

cleanliness purity sterility

Example Sentences

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China’s Office of the National Working Group for the Elimination of Pornography and Illegal Publications kicked off its latest eight-month campaign in March.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2021

The National Office Against Pornography and Illegal Publications said a number of local branches in Hubei province had also joined the crusade, which was seen by some online as an insult to the tutoring profession.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2021

Candy speaks at a Women Against Pornography meeting.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

The Amy, Vicky and Andy Child Pornography Assistance bill offers a way to help victims recover and includes a practical way to finance the restitution.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2018

Perhaps the most prominent is Robert Jensen, a professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, who in 2007 published the devastating book Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010