Aphrodisiac Definition

ăfrə-dēzē-ăk, -dĭzē-
aphrodisiacs
adjective
Arousing or increasing sexual desire.
Webster's New World
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noun
aphrodisiacs
Something, such as a drug or food, having such an effect.
American Heritage
Any aphrodisiac drug or other agent.
Webster's New World

A food or drug having such an effect.

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Other Word Forms of Aphrodisiac

Noun

Singular:
aphrodisiac
Plural:
aphrodisiacs

Origin of Aphrodisiac

  • From Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakos, “venereal”), from Άφροδίσιος (Aphrodisios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek aphrodīsiakos from aphrodīsia sexual pleasures from Aphrodītē Aphrodite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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