aphrodisia

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ UK /ˌæfrəˈdɪziə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
sexual desire or arousal

The perfume was said to stir a heady aphrodisia.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · sexual desire or arousal lust desire arousal libido

Opposites

frigidity

Word family

Derived forms aphrodisiac

Related forms aphrodisiacAphrodite

Etymology

From Greek aphrodisia ('sexual pleasures'), neuter plural of aphrodisios ('pertaining to Aphrodite'), from Aphroditē, goddess of love.

aphrodísia Ancient Greek Aphrodítē Ancient Greek

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General Vocabulary

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# 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

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