aphrodisia C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ UK /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun sexual desire or arousal The perfume was said to stir a heady aphrodisia. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · sexual desire or arousal lustdesirearousallibido ↔ Opposites frigidity Word family Derived forms aphrodisiac Related forms aphrodisiacAphrodite Etymology AI details From Greek aphrodisia ('sexual pleasures'), neuter plural of aphrodisios ('pertaining to Aphrodite'), from Aphroditē, goddess of love. aphrodísia Ancient Greek Aphrodítē Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aphrodisia **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ ## Meanings 1. sexual desire or arousal ## Examples - The perfume was said to stir a heady aphrodisia. ## Synonyms - lust - desire - arousal - libido ## Antonyms - frigidity ## Derived Forms - aphrodisiac ## Related Forms - aphrodisiac - Aphrodite ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aphrodísia - Root: Aphrodítē ## Etymology From Greek aphrodisia ('sexual pleasures'), neuter plural of aphrodisios ('pertaining to Aphrodite'), from Aphroditē, goddess of love. ## AI Etymology Aphrodisia is from Greek aphrodisia ('sexual pleasures'), neuter plural of aphrodisios ('pertaining to Aphrodite'), from Aphroditē, goddess of love. Important recorded forms include aphrodísia (Ancient Greek) and Aphrodítē (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers sexual desire or arousal. The wider family includes derived forms such as aphrodisiac and related words such as aphrodisiac and Aphrodite. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown