aphrodisia

aph·ro·di·sia

[af-ruh-dee-zhuh, -dizh-uh, -diz-ee-uh]
noun
sexual desire.

Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin < Greek, neuter plural of aphrodī́sios of Aphrodite. See aphrodisiac

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aphrodisia

noun
a desire for heterosexual intimacy [ant: anaphrodisia
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