eros
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ἔρως (erōs, “love, desire”).
[edit] Noun
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
[edit] Antonyms
- (life drive): death drive, Thanatos
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (erōs, “love, desire”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
eros m. (usually uncountable)
[edit] Synonyms
- (libido): libido f.
