Meanings
- Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11
plural anaphrodisiacs
- An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
Among this group are the solanacei alkaloids, that have a decided anti-sexual tendency. Such plants and similar anaphrodisiacs were often used, especially in the Middle Ages, to promote asceticism and, in the case of monks, to diminish fleshly desires.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11Synonyms: antaphrodisiac, antiaphrodisiac, anti-Viagra, boner-killer, lust-quencher, passion killer, passion-queller, turn-off
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivetending to diminish sexual desire
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
- Englishan-
- Englishaphrodisiac
- Englishanaphrodisiac
From an- + aphrodisiac.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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