LIBIDO Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

libido

noun

Definition of libido

as in heat

technical a person's desire to have sex They have healthy libidos.

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Recent Examples of libido Symptoms With More Than One Cause Fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, and low libido often get pinned on testosterone first. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 But the symptoms of low testosterone—such as low energy and low libido—are common as people age and may have all sorts of causes, according to the Endocrine Society. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 The book takes on the form of a journal by Utsugi, an aging patriarch, who, recovering from a stroke, discovers that while his body is decaying, his libido rages on. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 Some studies show that saffron may potentially help suppress appetite and aid in weight loss, reduce the symptoms of PMS and improve libido. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for libido

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Noun

After the release mechanism activates, the polymer hinges use heat to unfold the solar panels.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Carbon dioxide is the number one driver of climate change, but methane is a much more powerful planet-heating gas in the short term — trapping roughly 80 times more heat over a 20-year time frame.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

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In the wake of tragedy and separation, she is lost, wary of the immensity and opacity of her desire; anger crouches inside her, too, a fact that her divorce made mercilessly clear to her.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
These papers have hosted the voices of those who have parsed out the details of how Newsom’s across-the-board commutations are legally suspect in various ways, and indeed argued that Newsom is undermining the desires of Californians.

— Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026