nymphomania
noun
nym·pho·ma·nia ˌnim(p)-fə-ˈmā-nē-ə 
-nyə
: excessive sexual desire by a female
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from nymphae inner lips of the vulva (from Latin, plural of nympha) + Late Latin mania mania
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nymphomania
noun
nym·pho·ma·nia ˌnim(p)-fə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə
: excessive sexual desire by a female compare satyriasis
nymphomanias
noun
as in lecheries
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lecheries
- eroticisms
- erotomanias
- hypersexualities
- concupiscences
- lustihoods
- letches
- satyriases
- lusts
- itches
- leches
- desires
- passions
- veneries
- hots
- ardors
- ruts
- libidos
- heat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chastities
- abstinences
- celibacies
- frigidities