aphrodisiac
Also aph·ro·di·si·a·cal [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuhl, -sahy-]. /ˌæf rə dəˈzaɪ ə kəl, -ˈsaɪ-/. arousing sexual desire.
an aphrodisiac food, drug, potion, or other agent that arouses sexual desire.
Origin of aphrodisiac
1Other words from aphrodisiac
- an·ti·aph·ro·dis·i·ac, adjective, noun
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How to use aphrodisiac in a sentence
Rather than thinking of sex as a sleep-inducer, think of healthy sleep as a powerful aphrodisiac.
'Separate Beds Are a Bad Sign' and 5 Other Sleep Myths That Are Hurting Your Relationship | Wendy Troxel | June 2, 2021 | TimeIn your instance, it seems like your powerlessness is an aphrodisiac.
Locally known as yarza gunbu, or “winter worm, summer grass,” it is regarded as a potent aphrodisiac, often fetching a higher price than gold, always with the insect still attached.
Believed by the ancient Aztecs to be a powerful aphrodisiac, cacao and chocolate remain synonymous with romance.
How to melt, mix, and balance chocolate in cocktails | By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur | March 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt’s been said freshly unearthed truffles have the qualities of an aphrodisiac, adding to the myth and mystique that this is, as the ancients crowned it, the “food of the gods.”
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But one artist in Miami has gone even further, creating pieces made from napalm and a rare aphrodisiac soda, Nexcite.
Sexually-Charged Napalm Sculptures Debut at Gallery Diet in Miami | Ann Binlot | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExpensive real estate is an aphrodisiac for girls like Claire, Walter notes.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Feb. 4, 2013 | Jimmy So, G. Clay Whittaker, Tunku Varadarajan | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo this must be the celebrity aphrodisiac I had been warned about.
Power is an aphrodisiac, Henry Kissinger famously said, but it is clearly also a great skin cream.
At this point, my biggest aphrodisiac is an apathetic attitude toward politics.
Those three dead men on the thirteenth floor of that office building had acted like an aphrodisiac on Wilson Lamb.
Her person exhaled an aphrodisiac charm, which challenged and laid fast hold of the other sex.
Germinie Lacerteux | Edmond and Jules de GoncourtIts flesh was said to promote longevity, to cure hydrophobia, and to be aphrodisiac.
It is said also to have an aphrodisiac operation, due to its powers as a cerebral excitor.
The Action of Medicines in the System | Frederick William HeadlandThe flesh of these newts, reduced to ashes, is considered an efficacious aphrodisiac.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth Bisland
British Dictionary definitions for aphrodisiac
/ (ˌæfrəˈdɪzɪæk) /
a drug, food, etc, that excites sexual desire
exciting or heightening sexual desire
Origin of aphrodisiac
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for aphrodisiac
[ (af-ruh-dee-zee-ak, af-ruh-diz-ee-ak) ]
A substance or quality that excites sexual desire.
Notes for aphrodisiac
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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