Word
libido
Meanings
a person’s sexual desire; sex drive
in psychology, the sexual energy or drive thought to influence behavior
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Definition
Libido is a person’s sexual desire or sex drive.
Libido refers to the natural feeling of sexual desire. It can be influenced by stress, sleep, hormones, health, relationships, and medication. People’s libido varies over time and can be higher or lower at different periods in life.
Examples
- Stress has lowered my libido lately.
- Some medications can affect your libido.
- After he started sleeping better, his libido returned.
- They talked openly about differences in libido.
- Her doctor asked a few questions about her libido.
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