libido

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Some men "kill" four or five women before the fury of their libido is at last moderated.

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  1. noun The psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives.
  2. noun Sexual desire.
  3. noun Manifestation of the sexual drive.

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  • I should have insisted on her returning the gear first, but my libido was already taking charge and I wasn't the first to find myself doing something very foolish because the pink lodestone couldn't help pointing north and dragging me with it. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#211
  • It might reduce their manliness, or their libido might be restricted. —  Gazette.com :
  • Female libido is a very important part of a woman's life. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "If you're exhausted but can't sleep, experience brain fog, weight gain, achiness, and low libido -- it's highly likely that you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," he explained.
  • These herbs don't just increase libido, they also enhance overall levels of health and you can get them, in the best herbal libido pills for women. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Latin libīdō, desire; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.
 

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