eros
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Ancient Greek ἔρως (erōs, “love, desire”).
Noun [edit]
eros (usually uncountable; plural erotes)
- A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power
- Physical love; sexual desire
- a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else
- (psychiatry) libido
- (psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive
Antonyms [edit]
- (life drive): death drive, Thanatos
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (erōs, “love, desire”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
eros m (usually uncountable)
Synonyms [edit]
- (libido): libido f
