nymphomaniac

[ nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak, nim-foh‑ ]

noun

1. a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.

adjective

1. (of a woman) having abnormally excessive sexual desire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nymphomaniac¹

First recorded in 1825–30; nymphomani(a) ( def ) + -ac ( def )

Example Sentences

But he broke it to discuss the uncut version of Nymphomaniac at the Venice Film Festival (kind of).

From The Daily Beast

But first, Skarsgard discussed how he came onboard Nymphomaniac.

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The second “lifeline” was what von Trier had learned about female sexuality by making Nymphomaniac.

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But even his biggest defenders will flinch at the assaults, sexual or not, that Joe has to endure in Nymphomaniac.

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The best and hardest thing about Nymphomaniac is watching the toll that sex takes on Joe.

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The maternal great-grandmother was a nymphomaniac, whose son married a woman of loose morals, by whom a daughter was born.

From Project Gutenberg

And he said nothing when still a third nurse came his way; a woman who was callid, complaisant, and nauseatingly nymphomaniac.

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For an instant "nymphomaniac" flashed across his consciousness.

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You certainly had your hands full—a dual personality and a nymphomaniac.

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I once described her as a maternal nymphomaniac, a metaphysical Messalina.

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