LIBIDO


Meaning of LIBIDO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈbē-(ˌ)dō also ]

ˈli-bə-ˌdō noun

( plural -dos )

Etymology: New Latin libidin-, libido, from Latin, desire, lust, from libēre to please — more at love

Date: 1909

1. : instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity

2. : sexual drive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.