libido
French, noun/li.bi.do/
libido is spelled L-I-B-I-D-O (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,266th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Libido is a French feminine noun meaning “sex drive, libido” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impulsion naturelle vers l’activité sexuelle”.
What does libido mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesex drive, libido
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impulsion naturelle vers l’activité sexuelle. 2. Énergie qui pousse à la recherche instinctive du plaisir, de la satisfaction sexuelle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of libido
- libidos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce libido?
- /li.bi.do/
- \li.bi.do\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to libido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is libido in French?
libido appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).