libidinous

/li'bidinəs/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires: Characterized by or showing excessive or uncontrolled sexual desire. It describes a strong, often obsessive, focus on sexual gratification.
Usage and Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The novel's antagonist was portrayed as a libidinous tyrant, using his power to satisfy his carnal appetites.
    • His libidinous glances made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
    • The critic dismissed the film as a cheap attempt to appeal to libidinous interests rather than artistic merit.
Advanced Usage
  • In a clinical or literary context: The term is often used in formal, critical, or psychological descriptions to denote unhealthy or excessive sexual obsession, rather than simple desire.
    • The psychiatrist noted the patient's libidinous fantasies were a symptom of a deeper compulsive disorder.
  • As a character trait: Frequently used to describe a person's defining characteristic in narratives.
    • In the play, the libidinous old nobleman is ultimately undone by his own appetites.
Variants and Related Words
  • Libido (n): Sexual drive or desire. This is the noun form from which "libidinous" is derived.
    • He claimed the medication affected his libido.
  • Libidinously (adv): In a libidinous manner.
    • He stared libidinously at the painting.
Synonyms
  • Lascivious: Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
  • Lecherous: Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
  • Lustful: Full of or motivated by lust.
  • Salacious: Treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject.
Antonyms
  • Chaste: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
  • Asexual: Without sexual feelings or associations.
  • Prudish: Easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Libidinous energy: A phrase sometimes used to describe a powerful, driving force of sexual desire.
    • The poet channeled his libidinous energy into his early, passionate works.(Note: "Libidinous" itself is not commonly the base for widespread idioms or phrasal verbs; its use is typically as a standalone descriptive adjective.)
Adjective
  1. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
    • libidinous orgies

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