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
Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos.
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
For instance, people assigned female at birth (AFAB) appear to have lower libido than people assigned male at birth (AMAB).5
Working on your relationship might also help improve your libido.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 10 Feb. 2025
So instead, his rampaging libido attempts to express itself during one of his treatments, much to the surprise and discomfort of his massage therapist.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
She’s also lost 6% of her body fat since starting TRT—and her libido improved.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
For instance, people assigned female at birth (AFAB) appear to have lower libido than people assigned male at birth (AMAB).5
Working on your relationship might also help improve your libido.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 10 Feb. 2025
So instead, his rampaging libido attempts to express itself during one of his treatments, much to the surprise and discomfort of his massage therapist.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
She’s also lost 6% of her body fat since starting TRT—and her libido improved.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for libido
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“Libido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libido. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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