libidinal

adjective

li·​bid·​i·​nal lə-ˈbi-də-nəl How to pronounce libidinal (audio)
-ˈbid-nᵊl
: of or relating to the libido
libidinal impulses
libidinally adverb

Examples of libidinal in a Sentence

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Carlson asked, rousing the crowd to a libidinal frenzy. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 The film is part travelogue, part staged: her father narrates in voiceover how various scenes relate to Jean-François Lyotard’s idea of a libidinal economy, describing how the concept has manifested in contemporary China. Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2024 Bella’s infantile verbal communication, awkward motor skills, and libidinal compulsion startle Victorian hypocrites. Armond White, National Review, 23 Feb. 2024 Gorgeously shot and studious about its people and places, the film takes a keen interest in the professor’s life as equal parts intellectual and libidinal and pedagogical, both frustrating and full. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023 The show, too, doesn’t shy away from depicting its protagonists as still libidinal. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023 By book’s end, Laura has even discovered a libidinal charge in abandoning herself to mutual aid. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023 The easy typecasting of adolescence, the endless cutthroat games, the libidinal fumbling: There are more empty calories for scriptwriters in a camp setting than there are in your average snack shack. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023 There’s a tendency to ascribe the barbaric, almost libidinal hatred peddled by Fox to profit. Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 5 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of libidinal was in 1922

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“Libidinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libidinal. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

libidinal

adjective
li·​bid·​i·​nal lə-ˈbid-ᵊn-əl, -ˈbid-nᵊl How to pronounce libidinal (audio)
: of or relating to the libido
libidinally adverb
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