libido
Sexual urges or drivesSexual urges or drives.
» Unsatisfied libido is responsible for producing all art and literature.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Sexual urges or drives.
Good grief man, control your libido!
Libido, sexuelle Begierde
либи́доlibído
(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.
The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.
Libido
либи́доlibído
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.
- (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
Examples
6 sentencesUnsatisfied libido is responsible for producing all art and literature.
He has a low libido.
ruУ него низкое либидо. — Wezel
deEr hat einen geringen Geschlechtstrieb. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
One of the best ways to amp up your libido is to work on your health first.
If you have problems with low libido my suggestion is to go see a doctor or someone with expertise on this issue.
My wife has no libido since she got pregnant. What can I do?
ruУ моей жены пропало всякое сексуальное желание, с тех пор как она забеременела. Что мне делать? — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic coLearned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.
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Forms
plural: libidosSynonyms
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3 antonymsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable