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libido
[ li-bee-doh ]
noun
, plural li·bi·dos.
- Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id.
- sexual instinct or sexual drive.
libido
/ lɪˈbiːdəʊ; lɪˈbɪdɪnəl /
noun
- psychoanal psychic energy emanating from the id
- sexual urge or desire
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Notes
Libido is loosely used to mean sexual desire.
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Derived Forms
- liˈbidinally, adverb
- libidinal, adjective
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Other Words From
- li·bid·i·nal [li-, bid, -n-l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of libido1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Latin libīdō “desire, willfulness, lust,” akin to libēre “to be pleasing”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of libido1
C20 (in psychoanalysis): from Latin: desire
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Example Sentences
Libido is what earlier psychologists called "will" or "tendency."
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Libido can perhaps be described as "effect," or "capacity for effect."
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Libido is intended to be an energising expression for psychological values.
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Libido effrenata effrenatam appetentiam efficit—Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire.
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On the opposite page Pudicitia—in a very spirited attitude—is driving her spear through the throat of Libido.
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