— nymphomaniac /nim'feuh may"nee ak'/ , n. , adj. — nymphomaniacal /nim'foh meuh nuy"euh keuhl/ , adj.
/nim'feuh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/ , n. Pathol.
abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women. Cf. Don Juanism, satyriasis .
[ 1790-1800; nympho- (see NYMPH, -O-) + -MANIA ]