English Explanatory Dictionary

aphrodisiac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
  1. Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

Pronunciation

/æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/ /æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aphrodisiac.wav

Word forms

aphrodisiac aphrodisiacs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

Antonyms

antaphrodisiac. anti-aphrodisiac anaphrodisiac antaphrodisiac antiaphrodisiac anti-Viagra boner-killer lust-quencher passion killer passion-queller turn-off

Related words

aphrodisia aphrodisiacal aphrodisiomania aphrodisiomaniacal

Derived words

anaphrodisiac antiaphrodisiac
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