Libido Definition

lĭ-bēdō, -bī-
libidos
noun
Instinctive psychic energy, specif. sexual energy, manifested variously at different stages of personality development.
Webster's New World
The sexual urge or instinct.
Webster's New World
Manifestation of the sexual drive.
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Noun

Singular:
libido
Plural:
libidos

Origin of Libido

  • From Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin libīdō desire leubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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