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APHRODISIAC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("aphrodisiac" is a kind of...):

excitant; stimulant; stimulant drug (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)

Derivation:

aphrodisiac; aphrodisiacal (stimulating sexual desire)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stimulating sexual desire

Synonyms:

aphrodisiac; aphrodisiacal; sexy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

anaphrodisiac (tending to diminish sexual desire)

Derivation:

aphrodisiac (a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire)

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