aphrodisiac
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aphrodisiac (not comparable)
Antonyms edit
Translations edit
intensifying sexual desire
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Noun edit
aphrodisiac (plural aphrodisiacs)
- Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:anaphrodisiac
- c. 1970, Henry Kissinger, quoted in The New York Times (28 October 1973)
- Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
- 1989, “Funky Cold Medina”, in Lōc’ed After Dark, performed by Tone Lōc:
- This brother told me a secret on how to get more chicks / Put a little Medina in your glass, and the girls'll come real quick / It's better than any alcohol or aphrodisiac
Related terms edit
Related terms
Translations edit
food or drug
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- aphrodisiac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “aphrodisiac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “aphrodisiac”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.