hypersexual

[ hahy-per-sek-shoo-uhlor, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

adjective

1. unusually or excessively active sexually, or overly concerned with sexual matters.

noun

1. a person who is hypersexual.

Other Words From

• hy·per·sex·u·al·i·ty [hahy-per-sek-shoo-, al, -i-tee, -seks-yoo-], noun
• hy·per·sex·u·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypersexual¹

First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + sexual