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aphrodisiacal

English

Etymology

aphrodisiac +? -al

Adjective

aphrodisiacal (comparative more aphrodisiacal, superlative most aphrodisiacal)

  1. Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.

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aphrodisiac

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???????????? (aphrodisiakós, venereal), from ?????????? (Aphrodísios, pertaining to Aphrodite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æf.?o?.?di.zi.æk/, /æf.?o?.?d?.zi.æk/
  • Hyphenation: aph?ro?di?si?ac

Adjective

aphrodisiac (not comparable)

  1. Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

Antonyms

  • antaphrodisiac

Translations

Noun

aphrodisiac (plural aphrodisiacs)

  1. 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.

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See also

  • Butea superba

Further reading

  • aphrodisiac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • aphrodisiac in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • aphrodisiac in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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