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NYMPHOMANIAC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman with abnormal sexual desires
Synonyms:
nympho; nymphomaniac
Classified under:
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:
Similar:
neurotic; psychoneurotic (affected with emotional disorder)
Derivation:
nymphomaniac (a woman with abnormal sexual desires)