English
Etymology
From the Latin, #Latin|libido, "lust" or "desire". Used originally in Psychoanalytic contexts.
Noun
en-noun
- In common usage; sexual urges or drives.
- ;*Good God man, control your libido!
- ;*A mosquito, my libido' -From the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
- psychology Drives or mental energies related 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''.
Antonyms
(in common usage): boredom
Category:Psychology
Italian
Noun
libido f (Plural:libide)
- libido
Latin
Alternative spellings
lubindo|lubÄ«dÅ
Noun
la-noun|libÄ«dÅ|libindinis|libÄ«dinis|f|third
- pleasure, inclination, fancy, longing
- caprice, passion, wantonness
- lust, sensuality
Related terms
libet
libidinose|libÄ«dinÅsÄ“
libidino#Latin|libÄ«dinÅsus
libita
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