libido

noun

Definition of libidonext
as in desire
technical a person's desire to have sex They have healthy libidos.

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“Libido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libido. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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