nymphomaniac
pronunciation
How to pronounce nymphomaniac in British English:
UK [ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪniæk]
How to pronounce nymphomaniac in American English:
US [ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪniæk]
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- Noun:
- a woman with abnormal sexual desires
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- Adjective:
- (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire
Word Origin
- nymphomaniac
- 1861 (adj.), 1867 (n.), from nymphomania.
Example
- 1. You couldn 't get laid at a nymphomaniac 's convention .
- 2. Faults and deny : epanodos symbiosis structure applied to performing arts - " theater of nymphomaniac " , the artistic concept discourses ( 2002-2005 )
- 3. Enjoying alcohol doesn 't make you an alcoholic any more than enjoying sex makes you a nymphomaniac .