as in heat
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a person's desire to have sex
They have healthy libidos.
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Recent Examples of libido
Lower libido, erectile dysfunction in men, difficulties with arousal in women, and trouble reaching orgasm for everyone.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Misaligned circadian rhythms, common in shift workers or frequent travelers, can disrupt libido and intimacy windows.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Here’s a complete user’s guide to midlife, with help on how to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
—Mohana Ravindranath, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
My skin has started a downward slump, ditto for my energy, focus, and libido.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Misaligned circadian rhythms, common in shift workers or frequent travelers, can disrupt libido and intimacy windows.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Here’s a complete user’s guide to midlife, with help on how to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
—Mohana Ravindranath, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
My skin has started a downward slump, ditto for my energy, focus, and libido.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libido
Noun
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For the first time in decades, France was forced to become a net importer of energy, at a time when its neighbors were struggling to obtain power themselves without depending on Moscow to keep the lights and heat on.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Amid this ferocious heat, teenage fan Wildman was still trying to reach safety.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Such rejections can tamp down a child’s natural curiosity and desire for agency, which might cause some developmental issues, such as loss of confidence in one’s natural desire to explore the social environment, Well told me.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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One which has surrendered the desire for tidy endings, resuming my commitment to speak, and resist.—
Sarah Aziza,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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“Libido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libido. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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