ereliness.html - prep. & conj.
poet. or archaic before (of time) (ere noon; ere they come). [OE ór f. Gmc]

ereliness.html - adj. & v.
--adj.

1 upright, vertical.
2 (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, esp. in sexual excitement.
3 (of hair) bristling, standing up from the skin.

--v.

tr.
1 raise; set upright.
2 build.
3 establish (erect a theory).

erectable adj. erectly adv. erectness n. erector n. [ME f. L erigere erect- set up (as E-, regere direct)]

ereliness.html - adj.
that can be erected or become erect.

erectile tissue Physiol. animal tissue that is capable of becoming rigid, esp. with sexual excitement. [F

rectile (as ERECT)]

ereliness.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of erecting; the state of being erected.
2 a building or structure.
3 Physiol. an enlarged and erect state of erectile tissue, esp. of the penis. [F

rection or L erectio (as ERECTILE)]

ereliness.html - n.
a hermit or recluse (esp. Christian).

eremitic adj. eremitical adj. eremitism n. [ME f. OF, var. of hermite, ermite HERMIT]

ereliness.html - n.
1 an excessive sensitivity to stimulation of any part of the body, esp. the sexual organs.
2 a state of abnormal mental excitement or irritation. [F ÷r÷thisme f. Gk erethismos f. erethizo irritate]