[ lɪ'bi:dəʊ , lɪ'bʌɪdəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s )
1》 sexual desire.
2》 Psychoanalysis the energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.
Derivatives
libidinal adjective
libidinally adverb
Origin
early 20th cent.: from L., lit. 'desire, lust'.