autoeroticism [aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uh m] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation. Liberaldictionary.com
Also au·to·er·o·tism [aw-toh-er-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˌɔ toʊˈɛr əˌtɪz əm/. Origin of autoeroticism First recorded in 1895–1900; auto-1 + eroticism Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for auto-erotism Historical Examples of auto-erotism
I have hitherto, in this chapter, spoken only of the dangers of auto-erotism.
Albert Moll
Auto-erotism, or masturbation, should never be permitted to become “self-abuse,” nor is there any need that it should ever do so.
Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living
H.W. Long
It is this fact that makes mutual masturbation far superior to auto-erotism.
Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living
H.W. Long
I do not purpose to enter into a thorough discussion of all the aspects of auto-erotism.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)
Havelock Ellis
Japanese women have probably carried the mechanical arts of auto-erotism to the highest degree of perfection.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)
Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for auto-erotism autoeroticism autoerotism (ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm) noun psychol the arousal and use of one’s own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation Derived Formsautoerotic, adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012