Synonyms for nymphomaniac


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak, nim-foh‐
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ niˌæk, ˌnɪm foʊ‐

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Définition of nymphomaniac

Origin :
  • 1861 (adj.), 1867 (n.), from nymphomania.
  • As in sex fiend : noun one all-consumed with sex
  • As in harlot : noun prostitute
  • As in hooker : noun prostitute
Example sentences :
  • For an instant "nymphomaniac" flashed across his consciousness.
  • Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
  • You certainly had your hands full—a dual personality and a nymphomaniac.
  • Extract from : « The Bright Messenger » by Algernon Blackwood
  • Nelda is the nymphomaniac sister, and Geraldine is the dipsomaniac.
  • Extract from : « Murder in the Gunroom » by Henry Beam Piper
  • A nymphomaniac, in 1688, caused the Valencia tribunal an even longer term of perplexity.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 » by Henry Charles Lea
  • The maternal great-grandmother was a nymphomaniac, whose son married a woman of loose morals, by whom a daughter was born.
  • Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot
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