nymphomaniac

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nymphomaniac

  • /ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/
  • /ˌnɪm.foʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/

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From nymphomania + -ac. By surface analysis, nympho- + -maniac.

noun nymphomaniacs

  1. A woman who has an excessive libido. Xenia's such a nymphomaniac that she's not even satisfied with three lovers.

    Similar: nympho

adjective more nymphomaniac · most nymphomaniac

  1. Of a woman, having an excessive libido. nymphomaniacal

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noun woman with excessive sexual desire

Españolninfómana
中文女性瘾者 nǚxìngyǐnzhě, 慕男狂 mùnánkuáng
Portuguêsninfômana, ninfómana, ninfomaníaca
Françaisnymphomane
DeutschNymphomanin
Italianoninfomane
Ελληνικάνυμφομανής nymfomanís, μητρομανής mitromanís
Русскийнимфома́нка nimfománka

adj having excessive sexual desire

Españolninfomaníaco
हिन्दीचुदक्कड़ cudakkaṛ
Portuguêsninfomaníaco, ninfomaníaca
Françaisnymphomane
Deutschnymphomanisch, nymphoman

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@misc{nymphomaniac_2026,
  title = {nymphomaniac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nymphomaniac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}