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Pornographic

/ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk/

Pornographic (مواد إباحية) — illustrated meaning of the English word Pornographic on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Pornographic

Explicitly sexual in a way intended to arouse.

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مواد إباحية

🚫📱 مواد إباحية تُظهر المحتوى الجنسي بشكل صريح؛ محتوى فاضح يهدف للإثارة الجنسية؛ مواد ضارة تُؤثر سلباً على الصحة النفسية والاجتماعية 🚫🧠

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Synonyms & related words

explicitobsceneindecentlewdadult-onlysexually explicitsmuttyx-rated

Pornographic in a sentence

Pornographic content was blocked in the safety filters.
Scientific/GL Research
Pornographic ads are banned on the platform.
Business/GL Innovation
Pornographic material is restricted or illegal in many countries.
Legal/GL Patent
Students learn to report pornographic content online.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Pornographic

From Greek pornographos, 'writing of prostitutes', from porne 'prostitute' + graphein 'to write'.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, pornographic is a legal and safety term. Genetic Invent blocks such content in all learner spaces.

Pornographic audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Pornographic”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Today's word is "Pornographic" — adjective, pronounced /ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk/, with the stress on "graph".

Narrator: Pornographic means showing or describing sexual acts in a way intended to arouse.

Narrator: In plain English, pornographic describes books, films or images that are sexually explicit.

Narrator: It is built from pornography plus the suffix ic, meaning relating to.

Narrator: "Pornographic material" describes books, videos or images that are sexually explicit and intended to arouse.

Narrator: It differs from obscene because pornographic specifically refers to sexual arousal, whereas obscene can mean generally offensive or disgusting.

Narrator: "Pornographic content" is a phrase used in law and moderation for sexually explicit media.

Narrator: Law, media regulation, child protection, sociology and content moderation all rely on the word pornographic.

Narrator: So remember: pornographic means sexually explicit, from pornography plus ic.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: The film was rated eighteen for pornographic content. Is that the same as obscene?

Speaker B: Close but not identical! PORNOGRAPHIC joins pornography with ic, and it specifically means sexually explicit material, whereas obscene can also mean generally offensive.

Speaker A: So all pornographic is obscene, but not the other way round?

Speaker B: Exactly — obscene is the broader word!

Speaker A: Example sentences?

Speaker B: "The film contains pornographic scenes"; "he was charged with possessing pornographic images"; "the book was banned as pornographic" — a film, a charge, and a ban.

Speaker A: Common mistakes?

Speaker B: Do not use pornographic for merely suggestive content, because the word requires explicit sexual depiction; and the stress falls on graph, not por.

Speaker A: Close relatives?

Speaker B: "Obscene" the broader cousin, "explicit" the direct twin, "indecent" the milder alternative. The pornographic keeps its explicit, legal-sense charm!

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Let's use "pornographic" in AI prompts — useful for content moderation tools and legal policy drafters.

Speaker A: So a prompt could write a moderation rule?

Speaker B: Right. For a moderation app, you'd write:

Prompt: Write a short content policy explaining how the platform handles pornographic material, naming one exception for educational context.

Speaker A: How about a legal tool?

Speaker B: Ask the model to summarise a law:

Prompt: Summarise in three sentences how the law treats the distribution of pornographic material to minors, naming one key offence.

Speaker A: Could it help with a film classification guide?

Speaker B: Yes, you can explain a rating:

Prompt: Explain in two sentences why a film might receive an eighteen rating for pornographic content, and name one other factor that can raise a rating.

Speaker A: One more?

Speaker B: For a parent safety app, try this:

Prompt: Write a short guide for parents on setting filters that block pornographic content on a home network, naming one tool and one conversation to have.

Frequently asked questions about Pornographic

What does Pornographic mean?

Explicitly sexual in a way intended to arouse.

ما معنى كلمة Pornographic بالعربي؟

مواد إباحية — 🚫📱 مواد إباحية تُظهر المحتوى الجنسي بشكل صريح؛ محتوى فاضح يهدف للإثارة الجنسية؛ مواد ضارة تُؤثر سلباً على الصحة النفسية والاجتماعية 🚫🧠

How do you pronounce Pornographic?

Pornographic is pronounced /ˌpɔːnəˈɡræfɪk/ and is used as an adjective.

How is Pornographic used in a sentence?

Pornographic content was blocked in the safety filters.

What are synonyms of Pornographic?

explicit, obscene, indecent, lewd, adult-only, sexually explicit.

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