Dictionary

aphrodisiac en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/
• /æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
   • Throughout recorded history, people have searched for the perfect herb, drug, or food to increase sexual desire, arousal, and performance. In their quest, they've amassed an exhaustive list of substances that purportedly have aphrodisiac properties. 2003, Hilda Hutcherson, “Sexual Enhancers”, in What Your Mother Never Told You about Sex, Perigee, →ISBN, pages 169–170:
   • Cognac, with the addition of a little paprika and the yolk of an egg, is considered an effective aphrodisiac aid. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 156:

Antonyms

antaphrodisiac · anti-aphrodisiac

Translations (19)

eo amorveka (intensifying sexual desire) · pt afrodisíaco (intensifying sexual desire) · ja 催淫の (intensifying sexual desire) · fr aphrodisiaque (intensifying sexual desire) · is kynorkuaukandi (intensifying sexual desire) · tr afrodizyak (intensifying sexual desire) · is lostaörvandi (intensifying sexual desire) · ru афродизиак (intensifying sexual desire) · es afrodisiaco (intensifying sexual desire) · es afrodisíaco (intensifying sexual desire) · da afrodisiakum (intensifying sexual desire) · ja 催淫性の) (intensifying sexual desire) · fi lempeä nostattava (intensifying sexual desire) · is lostavekjandi (intensifying sexual desire) · ro afrodisiac (intensifying sexual desire) · it afrodisiaco (intensifying sexual desire) · el αφροδισιακός (intensifying sexual desire) · de aphrodisisch (intensifying sexual desire) · ca afrodisíac (intensifying sexual desire)

aphrodisiac en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/
• /æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

Meanings

1. Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
   • Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. c. 1970, Henry Kissinger, quoted in The New York Times (28 October 1973)
   • 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 1989, “Funky Cold Medina”, in Lōc’ed After Dark, performed by Tone Lōc:

Forms

Antonyms

anti-Viagra · passion killer · turn-off · antiaphrodisiac · passion-queller · boner-killer · anaphrodisiac · antaphrodisiac · lust-quencher

Deriveds

antiaphrodisiac · anaphrodisiac

Relateds

aphrodisiomania · aphrodisiacal · aphrodisiomaniacal · aphrodisia

Translations (39)

is frygðarlyf (food or drug) · ru афродизиа́к (food or drug) · it afrodisiaco (food or drug) · ja 媚薬 (food or drug) · uk афродизіа́к (food or drug) · fr aphrodisiaque (food or drug) · de Aphrodisiakum (food or drug) · fi lemmenjuoma (food or drug) · is frygðarauki (food or drug) · tr afrodizyak (food or drug) · pt afrodisíaco (food or drug) · ko 춘약 (food or drug) · fi lemmenrohto (food or drug) · ko 강정제 (food or drug) · pl afrodyzjak (food or drug) · id afrodisiak (food or drug) · is kynorkulyf (food or drug) · es afrodisíaco (food or drug) · cs afrodiziakum (food or drug) · nl afrodisiacum (food or drug) · es afrodisiaco (food or drug) · fi afrodisiaka (food or drug) · el αφροδισιακό (food or drug) · fi afrodisiakki (food or drug) · sw mkuyati (food or drug) · ko 음약 (food or drug) · ja 催淫剤 (food or drug) · fi lemmenlääke (food or drug) · da afrodisiakum (food or drug) · cmn 春藥 /春药 (food or drug) · ro afrodiziac (food or drug) · sv afrodisiakum (food or drug) · cmn 壯陽藥 /壮阳药 (food or drug) · is ástalyf (food or drug) · ko 미약 (food or drug) · cmn 媚藥 /媚药 (food or drug) · fi lemmenruoka (food or drug) · ko 최음제 (food or drug) · ca afrodisíac (food or drug)