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Definition of Libidinous
1. Adjective. Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires. "Libidinous orgies"
Similar to: Sexy
Derivative terms: Lasciviousness, Libido, Lustfulness
Definition of Libidinous
1. a. Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
Definition of Libidinous
1. Adjective. Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Libidinous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Libidinous
1. Lascivious; invested with or arousing sexual desire or energy. Origin: L. Libidinosus, fr. Libido (libidin-), pleasure, desire (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Libidinous
Literary usage of Libidinous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"Goat-footed; a form commonly attributed v by poets and painters to Pan and the
Satyrs, in order to indicate their libidinous and dissolute propensities. ..."
2. Chronicle of Scottish Poetry: From the Thirteenth Century, to the Union of ...by James Sibbald by James Sibbald (1802)
"... letcher, libidinous fellow. bairn-teem. [Teut. legh-tiid, the time of laying.
... libidinous ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Lickerish, a. I. Hankering (to lick or taste), craving, longing. 2. Lecherous.
See libidinous. 4. Dainty, tempting, appetizing- ..."
4. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6. And a by John Evelyn (1871)
"The women are generaly well featur'd but excessively libidinous. The country-people
so jovial and addicted to musick, that the very husbandmen almost ..."
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