sex drive

noun

The tendency or instinct of animals to engage in sexual activity.

Meanings

nounsex drive (plural sex drives)

plural sex drives

  1. The tendency or instinct of animals to engage in sexual activity.

    Synonyms: horniness, eros, libido, mojo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tendency or instinct of animals to engage in sexual activity.

Translations

Arabic رَغْبَة جِنْسِيَّة
  • رَغْبَة جِنْسِيَّة (raḡba jinsiyya)tendency to engage in sexual activity
Chinese Mandarin 性衝動 /性冲动
  • 性衝動 /性冲动 (xìng chōngdòng)tendency to engage in sexual activity
Finnish sukupuolivietti
  • sukupuoliviettitendency to engage in sexual activity
French libido
  • libidotendency to engage in sexual activity
German sexuelle Begierde, Sexualtrieb
  • sexuelle Begierdetendency to engage in sexual activity
  • Sexualtriebtendency to engage in sexual activity
  • Geschlechtstriebtendency to engage in sexual activity
Icelandic kynhvöt, kynlöngun
  • kynhvöttendency to engage in sexual activity
  • kynlönguntendency to engage in sexual activity
Japanese 性衝動
  • 性衝動 (seishōdō)tendency to engage in sexual activity
Latin libīdō
  • libīdōtendency to engage in sexual activity
Polish popęd płciowy
  • popęd płciowytendency to engage in sexual activity
Portuguese libido
  • libidotendency to engage in sexual activity
Russian полово́е влече́ние
  • полово́е влече́ние (polovóje vlečénije)tendency to engage in sexual activity
Spanish libido
  • libidotendency to engage in sexual activity
Swedish sexualdrift, könsdrift
  • sexualdrifttendency to engage in sexual activity
  • könsdrifttendency to engage in sexual activity
  • sexdrifttendency to engage in sexual activity
Cite this entry
APA

sex drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20drive

MLA

“sex drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20drive. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex drive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20drive.

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