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nymphomania
CIDE DICTIONARY
nymphomania, n. [Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness.].
An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nymphomania, n. excessive sexual desire in women.
Derivative
nymphomaniac n. & adj.
Etymology
mod.L (as NYMPH, -MANIA)
THESAURUS
nymphomania
andromania, animality, aphrodisia, bawdiness, biological urge, bodily appetite, carnal desire, carnality, clitoromania, concupiscence, desire, dirtiness, eromania, eroticism, eroticomania, eroticomaniac, erotism, erotomania, fleshliness, fleshly lust, furor uterinus, goatishness, gynecomania, horniness, hot blood, hot pants, hysteromania, indecency, infantile sexuality, itch, lasciviousness, lecherousness, lechery, lewdness, libidinousness, lickerishness, lubriciousness, lubricity, lust, lustfulness, obscenity, passion, polymorphous perversity, prurience, pruriency, randiness, salaciousness, salacity, satyriasis, satyrism, sensuality, sexiness, sexual desire, sexual longing, sexual passion, sexuality, uteromania, venereal appetiteFor further exploring for "nymphomania" in Webster Dictionary Online