eros
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).
Pronunciation
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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
Antonyms
- (life drive): death drive, Thanatos
Translations
physical love; sexual desire
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Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) erōs
- accusative plural of erus
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eros m (uncountable)
- eros; sexual desire
- (psychiatry) libido
Synonyms
- (libido): libido
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