Definition of LIBIDO

libido

Plural: libidos

Noun

  • A person's overall sexual drive or desire; psychic energy.
  • (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
  • Sexual urges or drives.
  • Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
  • Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

Examples

  • For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.
  • Good grief man, control your libido!
  • His libido for winning was evident in every intense Scrabble move.
  • The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

Synonyms

albedo in terms of a planet's, average surface spectral reflectivity, horniness, such as that of Mars

Scrabble Score: 9

libido: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
libido: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
libido: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

libido: valid Words With Friends Word