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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslibido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: liˈbiðu
"A alimentação saudável ajuda a manter a libido equilibrada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.
"Stress and fatigue can have a significant negative impact on a person's libido." - 2
In psychoanalytic theory, the psychic energy or instinctual drive associated with sexual desire.
"Freud viewed the libido as the fundamental driving force behind human behavior and development."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the early 20th century from modern Latin, where it originated from the classical Latin 'libīdō', meaning desire, eagerness, or lust, derived from 'libēre', meaning to please. It was popularized primarily through psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud to denote the energy of the sexual drive.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Libido" is said worldwide
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libido
Transliteration: li.bi.do
"Une baisse de la libido peut être causée par la fatigue."
Libido
Transliteration: liˈbiːdo
"Regelmäßiger Sport kann die Libido positiv beeinflussen."
libido
Transliteration: liˈbiːdo
"Molti fattori possono influenzare la libido umana."
líbido
Transliteration: ˈliβiðo
"El estrés crónico puede disminuir la líbido."
libido
Transliteration: liˈbiðu
"A alimentação saudável ajuda a manter a libido equilibrada."
कामेच्छा
Transliteration: kamechchha
"तनाव का सीधा असर कामेच्छा पर पड़ता है।"
性欲
Transliteration: xìngyù
"压力过大会降低性欲。"
리비도
Transliteration: ribido
"수면 부족은 리비도 저하를 유발할 수 있다."
性欲
Transliteration: seiyoku
"ホルモンのバランスが性欲に影響を与えます。"
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