This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
libido
[ li-bee-doh ]
/ lɪˈbi doʊ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun, plural li·bi·dos.
Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id.
sexual instinct or sexual drive.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of libido
1890–95; <Latin libīdō desire, willfulness, lust, akin to libēre to be pleasing
OTHER WORDS FROM libido
li·bid·i·nal [li-bid-n-l], /lɪˈbɪd n l/, adjectiveli·bid·i·nal·ly, adverbWords nearby libido
Libertyville, liberum veto, Libeskind, Libia, libidinous, libido, LIBOR , libra, librarian, librarianship, library
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use libido in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for libido
libido
/ (lɪˈbiːdəʊ) /
noun plural -dos
psychoanal psychic energy emanating from the id
sexual urge or desire
Derived forms of libido
libidinal (lɪˈbɪdɪnəl), adjectivelibidinally, adverbWord Origin for libido
C20 (in psychoanalysis): from Latin: desire
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for libido
libido
[ (luh-bee-doh) ]
In Freudian psychology, the energy associated with the desires that come from the id.
notes for libido
Libido is loosely used to mean sexual desire.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.