aphrodisiac

"Power," he was fond of saying, "is the ultimate aphrodisiac."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023

Rhino horns are sold by poachers in South Asia, China, Vietnam and some other countries because of a belief that they contain an aphrodisiac and medicinal properties.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

Even when swiping on the dating app Tinder, the intended aphrodisiac of advertising that one is vaxed, double-vaxed, or vax’d, means I’ll have to face an awkward conversation and possible rejection.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021

So too can inequitable division of household labor—exhaustion with a side of resentment is hardly an aphrodisiac.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2020

In spite of the whole modern school of impressionists, æsthetes, and aphrodisiac poets, the most prominent features of Greek art are its intellectuality, its well-reasoned science, and its accurate conception of the ideal.

From Doctor Claudius, A True Story by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

The insects are considered aphrodisiacs, delicacies and pets, said defence lawyer David Lusweti Namai.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Economic uncertainty, forced home schooling and the daily panic of contracting a deadly illness at the grocery store are not, it turns out, aphrodisiacs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021

Dr. Wasser said it’s important for consumers to stop buying ivory and other animal products — which are sold as trinkets or pitched, without medical evidence, as aphrodisiacs or treatments for various diseases.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2018

One encounter is papered over by the most questionable of aphrodisiacs, Van Morrison.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2017

He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende