Antonyms for libidinous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : li-bid-n-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : lɪˈbɪd n əs


Definition of libidinous

Origin :
  • "lustful," mid-15c., Old French libidineus (13c., Modern French libidineux), from Latin libidinosus "full of desire, lustful," from libido "pleasure, desire, sensual passion, lust" (see libido). Related: Libidinously; libidinousness.
  • adj lustful
Example sentences :
  • Unchecked by any idea of shame they give way to every libidinous desire.
  • Extract from : « Gipsy Life » by George Smith
  • A libidinous expectancy was as heavy as a thick scent in the night.
  • Extract from : « The Mating of the Moons » by Kenneth O'Hara
  • Can any one in whom there is lust or desire be otherwise than libidinous or desirous?
  • Extract from : « Cicero's Tusculan Disputations » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • The beauty of Hunter's sister had struck the libidinous eye of the aristocratic villain—need I say more?
  • Extract from : « Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,--and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams » by Tobias Aconite
  • Art wants no such followers: her bravest work is done by brave men, and not by sneaking opium-eaters and libidinous 'reformers.'
  • Extract from : « The Book-Bills of Narcissus » by Le Gallienne, Richard
  • It is not simple innocent nature that we would exile, but the devilish and libidinous corruptions that sully nature.
  • Extract from : « The Germ » by Various
  • But perhaps we may be allowed to trace the origin of this libidinous propensity still further back.
  • Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
  • He who beholds a woman with libidinous eye and foul lust, through his eyes' gate, manifests his soul's death.
  • Extract from : « The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church » by lfric
  • Lecherous glances, libidinous gestures, open invitations, characterize the behavior of the audience.
  • Extract from : « Chicago, Satan's Sanctum » by L. O. Curon
  • Amorous glances, libidinous songs, and all the common incentives to profligacy, were prohibited and abandoned.
  • Extract from : « Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh » by Augustus F. Lindley

Synonyms for libidinous

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