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NYMPHOMANIAC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A woman with abnormal sexual desires

Synonyms:

nympho; nymphomaniac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire

Synonyms:

nymphomaniac; nymphomaniacal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

neurotic; psychoneurotic (affected with emotional disorder)

Derivation:

nymphomaniac (a woman with abnormal sexual desires)

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