Desire and Sex

Desire

Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

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Sex and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sex" instead a noun "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Sex noun - Sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis.

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Desire and sex are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a noun "Sex".

passionate	passionate desire	passionate sex
human	human desire	human sex
good	good desire	good sex
true	true desire	true sex
Other adjectives: romantic, actual, real, constant, big, great, intense, new.

Pratt actually uses the word "pornomancer" to describe Tantric magicians who derive power from sexual desire and sex-related emotion.

Source: The Pornomancer
After Susan becomes a vampire, she can't have sex with Harry because she can't separate her desire for him from her desire for ripping out his throat and drinking his blood.

Source: Can't Have Sex, Ever
To him, his sex appeal is a tactic — he's quite possibly incapable of feeling 'love' or 'desire' in a romantic sense.

Source: Celibate Hero

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