sex drive
Appetite for intimacy
Sex drive is the urge or desire for sexual activity.
The term treats libido as a force with variable intensity—someone might have a high, low, or nonexistent sex drive.
Her sex drive returned after she stopped taking the medication.
Stress can affect your sex drive.
Innate erotic drive
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- arousalStirring to heightened state
fertility · procreation · reproduction · mating · pheromones · ovulation · puberty · menopause
Intense carnal appetite
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- urgeStrong inner drive
- cravingPowerful urge to have
yearning · longing · appetite · hunger · want · need · ache · passion
Active physical strength
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- energyPower to do work
- potencyDegree of strength
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
vitality · robustness · endurance · strength · zest · liveliness · verve · spark
Arousal-inducing substance
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
- supplementSomething added to complete
- ginsengPerennial with tonic root
- macaPeruvian cruciferous root vegetable
yohimbe · damiana · fenugreek · ashwagandha · oysters · chocolate · exercise · sleep
Lack of strength or power
- frigidityExtreme coldness or aloofness
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · stress · fatigue · trauma · menopause · andropause · erectile · loss
libido
Innate erotic drive
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
arousal · fertility · procreation · reproduction · mating · pheromones · ovulation · puberty · menopause · androgen
lust
Intense carnal appetite
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- urgeStrong inner drive
craving · yearning · longing · appetite · hunger · want · need · ache · passion · infatuation
vigor
Active physical strength
virility · vitality · robustness · endurance · strength · zest · liveliness · verve · spark · mojo
aphrodisiac
Arousal-inducing substance
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
- supplementSomething added to complete
- ginsengPerennial with tonic root
maca · yohimbe · damiana · fenugreek · ashwagandha · oysters · chocolate · exercise · sleep · romance
impotence
Lack of strength or power
- frigidityExtreme coldness or aloofness
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
therapy · counseling · stress · fatigue · trauma · menopause · andropause · erectile · loss · diminished
- sexualityerotica, sensuality, lust, eroticism, intercourse
- instinctsinstinct, survival instinct, survival instincts, maternal instinct, gut instinct
- drivesSSD, memory stick, floppy disk, RAID
- pubertypuberty, voice cracking, adolescence, growth spurts, body hair
- Androgenstestosterone, DHT, DHEA, androgens, anabolic steroids
- cravingscraving, cravings, food craving, salt craving, hunger
sex driveasexuality
Lack of sexual attraction
low libido · frigidity · impotence · celibacy · coldness
sex driveromantic love
Deep amorous attachment
platonic love · emotional intimacy · spiritual connection · companionship · agape
sex drivecelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · chastity · asceticism · continence · self-denial
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