Definitions for aphrodisiac

aphrodisiac aph·ro·dis·i·ac

Spelling: [af-ruh-dee-ze-ak, -diz-ee-ak]
IPA: /ˌæf rəˈdi zɛˌæk, -ˈdɪz iˌæk/

Aphrodisiac is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 830 anagrams from letters in aphrodisiac (aacdhiioprs).

Definitions for aphrodisiac

noun

  1. an aphrodisiac food, drug, potion, or other agent that arouses sexual desire.

adjective

  1. Also, aphrodisiacal [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuh l, -sahy-] /ˌæf rə dəˈzaɪ ə kəl, -ˈsaɪ-/ (Show IPA). arousing sexual desire.

Origin of aphrodisiac

1710-20; Greek aphrodīsiakós relating to love or desire, equivalent to aphrodī́si(os) of Aphrodite + -akos -ac

Examples for aphrodisiac

There appears to be no evidence in the case of either the lower animals or the human subject that the drug is an aphrodisiac.

It is sometimes taken as an abortifacient or given as an aphrodisiac, but whether it has any such action is open to question.

For I, too, wrote at first to amuse myself with aphrodisiac statements.

Eringoes, the holly plant, which was considered to be an aphrodisiac.

In Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the influence of love powders and aphrodisiac drugs is universally confided in.

Power is an aphrodisiac, Henry Kissinger famously said, but it is clearly also a great skin cream.

Expensive real estate is an aphrodisiac for girls like Claire, Walter notes.

The use of cantharides and other aphrodisiac remedies to stimulate the sexual organs is a most pernicious practice.

Ishtar's aphrodisiac character, though it can scarcely be doubted, does not appear very clearly in the inscriptions.

The roots are sometimes candied, and are reputed to be stimulating and restorative, as well as to have aphrodisiac properties.

Word Value for aphrodisiac
Scrable

19

Words with friends

20

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