libido

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) desire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness
  2. (declension-3) lust, sensuality

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[lɪˈbiː.doː]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *luβēō (“to desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love, care, desire”); see -īdō.

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