libido

1. 1.

   (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire

   Broadersexual desire

   psychoanalysis

Other forms of libido

plural

libidoes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about libido

What does libido mean?

libido means "(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire".

How many syllables are in libido?

libido has 3 syllables: li-bi-do. The stress falls on "bi". In IPA it is /ləˈbidoʊ/.

Is libido a common word?

libido is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.