Feminine

Libido

Meaning

libido (sexual urges or drives)

Synonyms

sexuelle Erlebnisfähigkeit

sexuelle Begierde

sexuelles Verlangen

Translations

libido

libido

geslachtsdrift

lîbîdo

غريزة جنسي

desiderio sessuale

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈliːbi.do/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin libīdō. The usual stress on the first syllable probably from a generalisation of the tendency that penultimate Latin -i- is short; perhaps also reinforced by association with Liebe (“love”), though this is speculative.

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