nymphomania (redirected from Nymphomaniacs)

nym·pho·ma·ni·a  (nmf-mn-, -mny)

n.

Excessive sexual desire in and behavior by a female.

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[New Latin : Greek numph, nymph + -mania.]

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nympho·mani·ac (-n-k) adj. & n.

nympho·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.

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nymphomania [ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə]

n

(Psychiatry) a neurotic condition in women in which the symptoms are a compulsion to have sexual intercourse with as many men as possible and an inability to have lasting relationships with them Compare satyriasis

[New Latin, from Greek numphē nymph + -mania]

nymphomaniac  n & adj

nymphomaniacal  [ˌnɪmfəʊməˈnaɪək^əl] adj

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nymphomania

Pathology. an excessive sexual desire in a female. Also called andromania, hysteromania, oestromania, uteromania. Cf. satyriasis. — nymphomaniac, n., adj. — nymphomaniacal, adj.

See also: Sex

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in a woman, a mania for frequent, continued sexual inter-course. Also called oestromania. Cf. satyromania.

See also: Manias

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nymphomania - abnormally intense sexual desire in women concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy

Translations

nymphomania [ˌnɪmfəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → ninfomanía f

nymphomania

n → Nymphomanie f

nymphomania [ˌnɪmfəʊˈmeɪnɪə] n → ninfomania

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nymphomania [ˌnɪmfəʊˈmeɪnɪə] n → ninfomania