sex drive
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4.2
- noun
- /sɛks draɪv/
- NSFW
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libido
- Many factors can influence a person's sex drive, including stress and hormonal changes.
- a low sex drive
So I don't think that like my actual sex drive has changed.
- So I don't think that like my actual sex drive has changed.
- Exercise is really good for your sex drive and for your self esteem.
- People will pay for things that their sex drive is driving them towards.
- What they describe is vaginal dryness, maybe a decline in sex drive.
- Other ones were because they wanted to remove their sex drive.
- And as his testosterone shifts, so does the sex drive.
- They tend to have very low sex drive.
- You know, high, high sex drive doesn't have to go hand in hand with, you know, lapse in morals.
- There are some downsides, including stunted growth, reduced fertility, brain atrophy and muscle atrophy, and diminished sex drive.
- We should have the sex drive that we need and we want as men.
- Depression in low mood, decreased sex drive or erectile dysfunction.
- And I'd done some prior research when after getting off that my sex drive was just gone.
- There's, you know, how tall they are or what level their sex drive is.
Examples
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Heroin had robbed Renton of his sex drive, but now it returned with a vengeance.
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Exercise is really good for your sex drive and for your self esteem.
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We should have the sex drive that we need and we want as men.
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People will pay for things that their sex drive is driving them towards.
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Married women so quickly forget what a sex drive is.
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Girl, get your sex drive in check.
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...and my sex drive, it's right back to where it was.
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But but for me, it's like my sex drive is through the roof.
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It's not unusual for one partner to have a stronger sex drive than the other.
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I experienced a severe loss in my sex drive and just felt really blah.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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3.4
A very strong sexual desire that people see as wrong
81
3.3
A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
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7.5
A person's desire to have sex
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3.8
A strong wish to have sex with another person
5
4.2
A strong desire to have sex
3
8.3
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
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7.2
A strong desire to have sex with someone
A strong desire to have sex
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person's natural desire for sexual activity' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sex' (sexual activity) + 'drive' (an urge or motivation). This noun+noun compounding, where the second noun denotes an internal urge related to the first, is a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sex drive comes from the image of sex plus drive, where drive is like an engine or a strong push inside you. So sex drive means 'a natural desire or urge for sexual activity'.