aphrodisiac
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aphrodisiac (not comparable)
Antonyms
Translations
intensifying sexual desire
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Noun
aphrodisiac (plural aphrodisiacs)
- 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.
- 1989, “Funky Cold Medina”, in Lōc’ed After Dark, performed by Tone Lōc:
- This brother told me a secret on how to get more chicks / Put a little Medina in your glass, and the girls'll come real quick / It's better than any alcohol or aphrodisiac
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
food or drug
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See also
Further reading
aphrodisiac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “aphrodisiac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “aphrodisiac”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
