| Main Entry: | aphrodisiac |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | seductive; inducing sex |
Synonyms: |
Spanish fly, amative, amatory, amorous, erotic, love drug, popper, turn-on, wampole |
| Main Entry: | fabulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazing, wonderful |
Synonyms: |
10, A-1, A-OK, aces, astonishing, astounding, awesome, best, breathtaking, cool*, doozie, extravagant, fab, fantastic, fictitious, first-class, greatest, groovy*, immense, inconceivable, incredible, legendary, marvelous, mind-blowing*, out-of-sight, out-of-this-world, outrageous, peachy*, phenomenal, primo, prodigious, rad, remarkable, spectacular, striking, stupendous, super, superb, terrific, top drawer, tops, turn-on, unbelievable, unreal, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
common, normal, ordinary, simple |
| Main Entry: | pleasure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delight, happiness |
Synonyms: |
amusement, bliss, buzz*, comfort, contentment, delectation, diversion, ease, enjoyment, entertainment, felicity, flash*, fruition, game, gladness, gluttony, gratification, gusto, hobby, indulgence, joie de vivre, joy, joyride, kick*, kicks, luxury, primrose path, recreation, relish, revelry, satisfaction, seasoning, self-indulgence, solace, spice, thrill, titillation, turn-on, velvet*, zest |
Antonyms: |
gloom, melancholy, pain, sadness, sorrow, trouble, unhappiness, worry |
| Main Entry: | spur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | incitement, stimulus |
Synonyms: |
activation, actuation, catalyst, excitant, goad, goose, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, inducement, motivation, motive, needle, prick, stimulant, trigger, turn-on, urge |
Antonyms: |
curb, hindrance |
| Main Entry: | stimulus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provocation |
Synonyms: |
bang*, boost, catalyst, cause, charge, encouragement, eye-opener, fillip, fireworks*, flash*, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, inducement, instigation, invitation, kick*, motivation, motive, piquing, propellant, push, shot in the arm, spur, stimulant, stimulation, sting*, turn-on, urging |
| Notes: | a stimulant is a drug; a stimulus is anything encouraging an action (but rarely is it a drug) |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, hindrance, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | thrill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden excitement |
Synonyms: |
adventure, bang*, blast, charge*, circus, fireworks, flash*, flush*, fun, good feeling, inspiration, kicks, lift*, pleasure, refreshment, response, sensation, stimulation, tingle*, titillation, turn-on, twitter*, upper, wallop |
Antonyms: |
calm, depression |
| Main Entry: | allurement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure |
Synonyms: |
bait, come-on, enticement, inducement, invitation, seduction, temptation, turn-on |
| Main Entry: | incitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus |
Synonyms: |
bang*, boost, catalyst, cause, charge, encouragement, eye-opener, fillip, fireworks*, flash*, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, inducement, instigation, invitation, kick*, motivation, motive, piquing, propellant, provocation, push*, shot in the arm, spur, stimulant, stimulation, sting*, trigger, turn-on, urging |
| Main Entry: | stimulator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus |
Synonyms: |
bang*, boost, catalyst, cause, charge, encouragement, eye-opener, fillip, fireworks*, flash*, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, inducement, instigation, invitation, kick*, motivation, motive, piquing, prod, propellant, push*, shot in the arm, spur, stimulant, stimulation, sting*, turn-on, urging |
| Main Entry: | pleasure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
pleasure, taking, queme, raptured, rapturous, ravished, ravishing, refreshing, resigned, satisfactory, satisfied, saturnian, seducing, sensual, seraphic, serene, suant, suboptimal, sweet, sybaritic, thrice happy, thrilling, to one's liking, to one's mind, to one's taste, tolerable, transported, unafflicted, unalloyed, unmolested, unplagued, unrepining, unvexed, voluptuous, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, welcomed, wilcweme, winning, winsome, with a joyful face, with sparkling eyes, without alloy
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