libido
libido definition
li·bido (li bē′dō)
noun
- the sexual urge or instinct
- Psychoanalysis psychic energy generally; specif., a basic form of psychic energy, comprising the positive, loving instincts and manifested variously at different stages of personality development
Etymology: ModL < L, pleasure, wantonness < libet, lubet, it pleases: for IE base see love
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