libido

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libido^¹

/lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/ UK
/ləˈbi.doʊ/ UK
/lɪˈ-/ UK

Rhymes with -iːdəʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun libidos

countable, uncountable Sexual urges or drives. Good grief man, control your libido!
Similar: horniness · Opposite: frigidity
countable, uncountable Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves. For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.
Opposite: destrudo, mortido
countable, uncountable Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.
Similar: albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity

Libido^²

proper noun

A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eros, quantum, sexual appetite, eroticism, lust, sexual desire, passion, sex drive, appetence, carnal desire, ardor, concupiscence, sensuality, heat, amorousness, sexual urge

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noun sexual urges or drives

Español	libido
日本語	性衝動 seishōdō
中文	性衝動 /性冲动 xìngchōngdòng
Kiswahili	ashiki, nyege, libido
Português	libido
Français	libido
Deutsch	Libido, sexuelle Begierde
Română	libido
Русский	либи́до libído
العربية	غَرِيزَة جِنْسِيَّة ḡarīza jinsiyya
עברית	תשוקה tshuká, לִיבִּידוֹ libido

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

Español	libido
한국어	리비도 ribido
日本語	リビドー ribidō
中文	性力 xìnglì, 力比多 lìbǐduō
Português	libido
Français	libido
Deutsch	Libido
Русский	либи́до libído
עברית	לִיבִּידוֹ libido

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@misc{libido_2026,
  title = {libido},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/libido},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}