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libidinous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the libido.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • libidinous orgies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lascivious, lewd, lustful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English libidinous, borrowed from Latin libīdinōsus.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَهْوَانِيّ (šahwāniyy) — having lustful desires
  • Arabic: شَبِق (šabiq) — having lustful desires
  • Arabic: غَلِم (ḡalim) — having lustful desires
  • Bengali: কামাসক্ত (kamaśokto) — having lustful desires
  • Bengali: কামুক (kamuk) — having lustful desires
  • Bulgarian: похотлив (pohotliv) — having lustful desires
  • Catalan: libidinós — having lustful desires
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淫蕩 /淫荡 (yíndàng) — having lustful desires
  • Czech: libidózní — having lustful desires
  • Danish: liderlig — having lustful desires
  • Dutch: wellustig — having lustful desires
  • Finnish: himokas — having lustful desires
  • French: libidineux — having lustful desires
  • Galician: libidinoso — having lustful desires
  • German: lüstern — having lustful desires
  • German: obszön — having lustful desires
  • Greek: φιλήδονος (filídonos) — having lustful desires
  • Greek: ασελγής (aselgís) — having lustful desires
  • Greek: λιβιδινικός (lividinikós) — having lustful desires
  • Ancient Greek: λάγνος (lágnos) — having lustful desires
  • Hebrew: היצריות — having lustful desires
  • Italian: libidinoso — having lustful desires
  • Japanese: 嫌らしい (iyarashii) — having lustful desires
  • Japanese: エッチ (etchi) — having lustful desires
  • Korean: 음탕한 (eumtanghan) — having lustful desires
  • Latin: libīdinōsus — having lustful desires
  • Lithuanian: geidulingas — having lustful desires
  • Lithuanian: gašlus — having lustful desires
  • Macedonian: сладостра́стен (sladostrásten) — having lustful desires
  • Macedonian: раскалашен (raskalašen) — having lustful desires
  • Māori: tūkari — having lustful desires
  • Māori: whakatūkari — having lustful desires
  • Old English: gālfull — having lustful desires
  • Old English: gālliċ — having lustful desires
  • Polish: napalony — having lustful desires
  • Portuguese: libidinoso — having lustful desires
  • Romanian: libidinos — having lustful desires
  • Russian: похотли́вый (poxotlívyj) — having lustful desires
  • Russian: сладостра́стный (sladostrástnyj) — having lustful desires
  • Russian: сластолюби́вый (slastoljubívyj) — having lustful desires
  • Spanish: libidinoso — having lustful desires