Libido

Quick meaning: Libido is a noun meaning (common usage) Sexual urges or drives.

Meaning

(common usage) Sexual urges or drives.

More Meanings

1. (psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
2. (astronomy, archaic or misused, an occasional carry-over from astrology to astronomy) Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

Example Sentences

Good grief man, control your libido!

For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.

The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.

Word Forms

• libidos

Synonyms for libido

Depending on context, synonyms include horniness.

Antonyms for libido

Common opposites include frigidity, destrudo, mortido.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eros, quantum, eroticism, lust, passion, appetence.

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