libidinous
English
WOTD – 29 April 2006
Etymology
Latin libidinosus, from libido (“lust”).
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /lɪˈbɪdɪnəs/
Adjective
libidinous (comparative more libidinous, superlative most libidinous)
- Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness
- 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], chapter VIII, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: Printed for Benj[amin] Motte, […], OCLC 995220039, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms):
- It is observed, that the red haired of both sexes are more libidinous and mischievous than the rest, whom yet they much exceed in strength and activity.
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Synonyms
- (having lustful desires): hot to trot, lascivious, lewd, licentious, lustful, wanton; See also Thesaurus:randy
Related terms
- libido
- libidinism
- libidinist
- libidinosity
Translations
having lustful desires
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