libidinous

[ li-bid-n-uhs ]

adjective

1. full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the libido.

libidinous

/ lɪˈbɪdɪnəs /

adjective

1. characterized by excessive sexual desire
2. of or relating to the libido

Derived Forms

• liˈbidinously, adverb
• liˈbidinousness, noun

Other Words From

• li·bidi·nous·ly adverb
• li·bidi·nous·ness noun
• nonli·bidi·nous adjective
• nonli·bidi·nous·ly adverb
• nonli·bidi·nous·ness noun
• unli·bidi·nous adjective
• unli·bidi·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of libidinous¹

1400–50; late Middle English lybydynous < Latin libīdinōsus willful, lustful, equivalent to libīdin- (stem of libīdō ) libido + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

Despite lukewarm reviews and the absence of Kim Cattrall’s iconically libidinous Samantha Jones, the sequel had what HBO Max would pronounce the “best debut day of any series” in its short history.

From Time

There’s a regretful mutedness to the performance, too, as though we were watching the Clinton of 2021 retrace steps he took as a younger, more energetic and libidinous man.

From Time

Jade is one of a handful of Americans who feel especially flimsy — even if she’s not as flat as the libidinous New-Age Californian Hope, seemingly introduced just to provide a moral crisis for Francis.

From Washington Post

Rappers express their libidinous desires in the boring, one-note language of conquest.

From The Daily Beast

Then something wonderfully awful happened to help Roth complete his own libidinous opus.

From The Daily Beast

The New Moon opposing Jupiter, Wednesday, amplifies your life libidinous, which is already more active than ever in recent memory.

From The Daily Beast

The animal is ignorant of diversity, of the accumulation of aptitudes; man alone is "luxurieux," is libidinous.

From Project Gutenberg

Art wants no such followers: her bravest work is done by brave men, and not by sneaking opium-eaters and libidinous 'reformers.'

From Project Gutenberg

But they hold her hand like brothers—quite simply and nicely, not at all sticky and libidinous.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of these women have a heredity of bad quality and are of weak character, idle and libidinous.

From Project Gutenberg

Wood has affirmed, that this accident arose from libidinous dalliance with a handsome black girl in Axe-yard, Westminster.

From Project Gutenberg