libido

CEFRB2

/lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's sexual desire.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.

Examples

  • My wife has no libido since she got pregnant. What can I do?

  • Unsatisfied libido is responsible for producing all art and literature.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ləˈbi.doʊ/
  • /lɪˈ-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

  2. Sexual urges or drives.

More examples

In context

  • He has a low 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.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.