NYMPHOMANIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nymphomaniac mean? 

• NYMPHOMANIAC (noun)
  The noun NYMPHOMANIAC has 1 sense:

1. a woman with abnormal sexual desires

  Familiarity information: NYMPHOMANIAC used as a noun is very rare.

• NYMPHOMANIAC (adjective)
  The adjective NYMPHOMANIAC has 1 sense:

1. (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire

  Familiarity information: NYMPHOMANIAC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NYMPHOMANIAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman with abnormal sexual desires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nympho; nymphomaniac

Hypernyms ("nymphomaniac" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Derivation:

nymphomaniac ((used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire)

• NYMPHOMANIAC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire

Synonyms:

nymphomaniac; nymphomaniacal

Similar:

neurotic; psychoneurotic (affected with emotional disorder)

Derivation:

nymphomaniac (a woman with abnormal sexual desires)