Definitions for libido
lɪˈbi doʊli·bido

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. libidonoun

   (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire

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1. libidonoun

   Sexual desire; the sexual instinct; the sex drive.

2. libidonoun

   (Psychoanalysis) Those desires and instinctual energies which are derived from the id.

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1. libidonoun

   Sexual urges or drives.

   Good God man, control your libido!

2. libidonoun

   Drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.

3. Etymology: From libido. Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

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1. Libido

   Libido (; colloquial: sex drive) is a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Libido is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors. Biologically, the sex hormones and associated neurotransmitters that act upon the nucleus accumbens (primarily testosterone and dopamine, respectively) regulate libido in humans. Social factors, such as work and family, and internal psychological factors, such as personality and stress, can affect libido. Libido can also be affected by medical conditions, medications, lifestyle and relationship issues, and age (e.g., puberty). A person who has extremely frequent sexual urges, or a suddenly increased sex drive may be experiencing hypersexuality, while the opposite condition is hyposexuality. In psychoanalytic theory, libido is psychic drive or energy, particularly associated with sexual instinct, but also present in other instinctive desires and drives.A person may have a desire for sex, but not have the opportunity to act on that desire, or may on personal, moral or religious reasons refrain from acting on the urge. Psychologically, a person's urge can be repressed or sublimated. Conversely, a person can engage in sexual activity without an actual desire for it. Multiple factors affect human sex drive, including stress, illness, pregnancy, and others. A 2001 review found that, on average, men have a higher desire for sex than women.Sexual desires are often an important factor in the formation and maintenance of intimate relationships in humans. A lack or loss of sexual desire can adversely affect relationships. Changes in the sexual desires of any partner in a sexual relationship, if sustained and unresolved, may cause problems in the relationship. The infidelity of a partner may be an indication that a partner's changing sexual desires can no longer be satisfied within the current relationship. Problems can arise from disparity of sexual desires between partners, or poor communication between partners of sexual needs and preferences.There is no widely accepted measure of what is a healthy level for sex desire. Some people want to have sex every day, or more than once a day; others once a year or not at all. However, a person who lacks a desire for sexual activity for some period of time may be experiencing a hypoactive sexual desire disorder or may be asexual.

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1. libido

   Libido refers to an individual's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. It can vary greatly among individuals and can be influenced by various biological, psychological, and social factors. It is a term commonly used in psychoanalytic theories and is often associated with the energy originating from instinctual biological drives.

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1. Libido

   Libido, and colloquially sex drive, is a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Sex drive is determined by biological, psychological, and social factors. Biologically, levels of hormones such as testosterone are believed to affect sex drive; social factors, such as work and family, also have an impact; as do internal psychological factors, like personality and stress. Sex drive may be affected by medical conditions, medications, lifestyle and relationship issues. A person who has extremely frequent or a suddenly increased sex drive may be experiencing hypersexuality, or puberty in which the body builds up chemicals and causes a higher sex drive. However, there is no universally agreed measure of what is a healthy level for sex. Asexual people may lack any sexual desires. A person may have a desire for sex, but not have the opportunity to act on that desire, or may on personal, moral or religious reasons refrain from acting on the urge. Psychologically, a person's urge can be repressed or sublimated. On the other hand, a person can engage in sexual activity without an actual desire for it. Males reach the peak of their sex drive in their teens, while females reach it in their thirties. Multiple factors affect human sex drive, including stress, illness, pregnancy, and others.

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1. Libido

   The psychic drive or energy associated with sexual instinct in the broad sense (pleasure and love-object seeking). It may also connote the psychic energy associated with instincts in general that motivate behavior.

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How to pronounce libido?

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   Libby

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of libido in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of libido in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of libido in a Sentence

1. Sarah Church:

   If your mood is low, you may be less interested, you might have less libido.

2. Cora Breuner:

   Many people who are depressed or anxious don't have much of a libido so the concept of having less of one may be moot if they are having a hard time getting out of bed at all or getting to school or going out with their friends to the mall.

3. Nicole Cirino:

   There's so many chemical factors that influence our libido, so you can't discount using a chemical treatment as part of the broad approach to low libido.

4. Justin Lehmiller:

   Many nonmonogamous folks find that partner variety revs up their libido, and that this transfers over into increased sex in the primary relationship, something else we’ve found in our research is that, beyond sex, these relationships can also mutually reinforce each other. Specifically, being more satisfied with a secondary partner actually predicts being more committed to the primary partner.

5. Dudley Danoff:

   If a man’s libido is low, that certainly can affect his erections, but it does it indirectly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ GCIDE
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3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Libido
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libido
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
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