sexual desire
sexual desire
sexual passion, lust
Sexual desire
Sexual desire is a
motivational state and an interest in “sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in
sexual activities”. Synonyms for sexual desire are
libido,
sexual attraction, and
lust. Sexual desire is an aspect of a
person's sexuality, which varies significantly from one person to another, and also varies depending on circumstances at a particular time.
sexual desire
Noun
1. a desire for sexual intimacy
(synonym) concupiscence, physical attraction
(hypernym) desire
(hyponym) love
sexual desire
Synonyms and related words:
an universal wolf, andromania, anger, animus, aphrodisia, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, ardency, ardor, biological urge, bodily appetite, carnal desire, choice, command, conation, conatus, concupiscence, coveting, craving, curiosity, decision, desideration, desire, determination, discretion, disposition, drive, eagerness, eromania, eroticism, eroticomaniac, erotism, erotomania, excitement, fancy, fantasy, fervency, fervidity, fervidness, fervor, fleshly lust, free choice, free will, furor uterinus, goatishness, gynecomania, hope, horme, horniness, hot blood, hot pants, hunger, inclination, indecency, infantile sexuality, intellectual curiosity, intention, itch, itching, lasciviousness, libidinousness, libido, liking, love, lust, lust for learning, lustfulness, mania, mind, need, nymphomania, objective, passion, pleasure, pleasure principle, polymorphous perversity, prurience, pruriency, resolution, satyriasis, satyrism, sexual longing, sexual passion, thirst, thirst for knowledge, urge, velleity, venereal appetite, volition, want, wanting, will, will and pleasure, will power, wish, wish fulfillment
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
sexual desire