nym‧pho‧ma‧ni‧ac /ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪniæk/ (
also nym‧pho /ˈnɪmfəʊ $ -foʊ/
informal)
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: nymphomania (18-21 centuries), from Modern Latin nymphae 'outer parts of the female sex organs' + Late Latin mania ( ⇒ mania)]
a woman who wants to have sex often, usually with a lot of different men
Synonym : sex maniac—nymphomania /-niə/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲