Meanings
nounnymphomania (countable and uncountable, plural nymphomanias)
plural nymphomanias
- countableuncountableExcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
Camphor, however, has been used to counteract the conditions arising from nymphomania.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 213Synonyms: furor uterinus, œstromania
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.
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Catalan nimfomania
- nimfomaniaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Chinese Mandarin 女色情狂, 慕男狂
- 女色情狂 (sèqíngkuáng)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
- 慕男狂 (mùnánkuáng)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Czech nymfomanie
- nymfomanieexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Danish nymfomani
- nymfomaniexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Dutch nymfomanie
- nymfomanieexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Finnish nymfomania
- nymfomaniaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
French nymphomanie, andromanie
- nymphomanieexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
- andromanieexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
German Nymphomanie
- Nymphomanieexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Italian ninfomania, andromania
- ninfomaniaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
- andromaniaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Japanese 女子色情症, ニンフォマニア
- 女子色情症 (joshi shikijōshō)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
- ニンフォマニア (ninfomania)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Norwegian Bokmål nymfomani
- nymfomaniexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Portuguese ninfomania
- ninfomaniaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Russian нимфома́ния, андрома́ния
- нимфома́ния (nimfománija)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
- андрома́ния (andrománija)excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Spanish ninfomanía
- ninfomaníaexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Swedish nymfomani
- nymfomaniexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
Turkish nemfomani
- nemfomaniexcess of sexual behaviour or desire in women
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Rhymes with nymphomania
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nymphomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphomania
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“nymphomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nymphomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphomania.
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