APHRODISIAC


Meaning of APHRODISIAC in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dizēˌak adjective

or aph·ro·di·si·a·cal -_di|sīəkəl, -|zī-

Etymology: Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, from aphrodisia

: provocative of or exciting sexual desire

the labored unreserve of aphrodisiac novels — C.E.Montague

hatches aphrodisiacal schemes … when confronted with temptations of the flesh — Time

II. noun

( -s )

: an aphrodisiac agent

odors and … other chemical stimuli which are aphrodisiacs — A.C.Kinsey

the reputation of cantharides as an aphrodisiac — C.H.Thienes

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.