nymphomaniac

nymphomaniac

English

Etymology

From nymphomania +‎ -ac; by surface analysis, nympho- +‎ maniac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪmfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/

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  Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

nymphomaniac (plural nymphomaniacs)

1. A woman with an excessive libido.

   Xenia's such a nymphomaniac that she's not even satisfied with three lovers.

   Synonym: nympho

Translations

woman with excessive sexual desire

Czech: nymfomanka f Danish: nymfoman c Finnish: nymfomaani (fi) French: nymphomane (fr) f Galician: ninfómana f German: Nymphomanin (de) f Greek: νυμφομανής (el) f (nymfomanís), μητρομανής (el) (mitromanís) Italian: ninfomane (it) f Norwegian: Bokmål: nymfoman m Polish: nimfomanka (pl) f Portuguese: ninfómana f (Portugal), ninfômana f (Brazil), ninfomaníaca (pt) f Russian: нимфома́нка (ru) f (nimfománka) Rusyn: німфома́нка f (nimfománka) Sicilian: ninfòmani m or f Spanish: ninfómana (es) f Swedish: nymfoman (sv) c Turkish: seks düşkünü kadın, erkek delisi, seks müptelası kadın, nemfoman (tr), nimfomanyak, aşırı cinsel arzu gösteren kadın

Adjective

nymphomaniac (comparative more nymphomaniac, superlative most nymphomaniac)

1. (of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

Synonyms

• nymphomaniacal

Translations

of woman: having excessive sexual desire

Danish: nymfoman Dutch: nymfomaan (nl), nymfomanisch Finnish: nymfomaaninen French: nymphomane (fr) Galician: ninfomaníaco m, ninfomaníaca f German: nymphomanisch (de), nymphoman (de) Norwegian: Bokmål: nymfoman Nynorsk: nymfoman Portuguese: ninfomaníaco (pt) m, ninfomaníaca (pt) f Sicilian: ninfumanìacu m, ninfumanìaca f Spanish: ninfomaníaco Swedish: nymfoman (sv) Turkish: nemfomanyak

Related terms

• nymphomania

See also

• hypersexuality
• satyromaniac