aphrodisiac
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- noun
- /ˌæf.rəˈdɪ.zi.æk/
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- Many people believe that chocolate is a natural aphrodisiac that can enhance romantic feelings.
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Examples
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Seaweed is an aphrodisiac.
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The slimy marine invertebrates became a prized delicacy and aphrodisiac in China in the eighteenth century.
Academic text (2011) -
Also, women view good conversation as an aphrodisiac; men view sex as an aphrodisiac.
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Women view good conversation as an aphrodisiac; men view sex as an aphrodisiac.
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Some say these are an aphrodisiac.
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It's the most powerful aphrodisiac.
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That's a natural aphrodisiac right there.
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A man's loving attention to his art is an aphrodisiac for most women.
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But for the Aztecs, the drink was much more than an aphrodisiac.
Academic text (2010) -
Her aloofness, combined with a distinct vulnerability, must have been one powerful aphrodisiac to a cocky kid like Whitman.
Fiction book (1995)
How Arousing
Surface Forms
Morphology
aphrodisiac = Aphrodite (semi-transparent) = aphrodisi + iac
As a noun the form is historically and semantically tied to Aphrodite; speakers with mythological knowledge can infer the meaning, but the element is a classical borrowing rather than a productive English base.
Etymology
Aphrodisiac comes from the name Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who was linked with desire and romance. So an aphrodisiac is a food or drug that is said to produce 'sexual desire'.