Definition of nympholepsy in English:

nympholepsy

noun ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)ˌlɛpsiˈnimfəˌlepsē

mass nounliterary

1Passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls.
Example sentencesExamples
- He got away with it, as so many other Victorians got away with pederasty and nympholepsy.
- Humbert takes Lolita on an extraordinary journey across America so that he can continue to indulge his nympholepsy without having to worry that someone will discover the true nature of his relationship with Lolita.
- Biographer Field notes that the theme of nympholepsy dates from 1928 in Nabokovs poetry and 1938 in his prose.
2Wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Focusing on the theme of nympholepsy, which Aiken defined as a desire for the unattainable, this work features dream-like visions of lamias and death and examines the elusiveness of love.
- The nympholepsy of some fond despair.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos 'caught by nymphs', from numphē 'nymph' and lambanein 'take hold of', on the pattern of epilepsy.

Definition of nympholepsy in US English:

nympholepsy

nounˈnimfəˌlepsē

literary

1Passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls.
Example sentencesExamples
- Humbert takes Lolita on an extraordinary journey across America so that he can continue to indulge his nympholepsy without having to worry that someone will discover the true nature of his relationship with Lolita.
- He got away with it, as so many other Victorians got away with pederasty and nympholepsy.
- Biographer Field notes that the theme of nympholepsy dates from 1928 in Nabokovs poetry and 1938 in his prose.
1. 1.1 Wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Focusing on the theme of nympholepsy, which Aiken defined as a desire for the unattainable, this work features dream-like visions of lamias and death and examines the elusiveness of love.
  The nympholepsy of some fond despair.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ and lambanein ‘take hold of’, on the pattern of epilepsy.

单词	nympholepsy
释义	Definition of nympholepsy in English: nympholepsy noun ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)ˌlɛpsiˈnimfəˌlepsē mass nounliterary 1Passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls. Example sentencesExamples He got away with it, as so many other Victorians got away with pederasty and nympholepsy. Humbert takes Lolita on an extraordinary journey across America so that he can continue to indulge his nympholepsy without having to worry that someone will discover the true nature of his relationship with Lolita. Biographer Field notes that the theme of nympholepsy dates from 1928 in Nabokovs poetry and 1938 in his prose. 2Wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal. Example sentencesExamples Focusing on the theme of nympholepsy, which Aiken defined as a desire for the unattainable, this work features dream-like visions of lamias and death and examines the elusiveness of love. The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Origin Late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos 'caught by nymphs', from numphē 'nymph' and lambanein 'take hold of', on the pattern of epilepsy. Definition of nympholepsy in US English: nympholepsy nounˈnimfəˌlepsē literary 1Passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls. Example sentencesExamples Humbert takes Lolita on an extraordinary journey across America so that he can continue to indulge his nympholepsy without having to worry that someone will discover the true nature of his relationship with Lolita. He got away with it, as so many other Victorians got away with pederasty and nympholepsy. Biographer Field notes that the theme of nympholepsy dates from 1928 in Nabokovs poetry and 1938 in his prose. 1.1 Wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal. Example sentencesExamples Focusing on the theme of nympholepsy, which Aiken defined as a desire for the unattainable, this work features dream-like visions of lamias and death and examines the elusiveness of love. The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Origin Late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ and lambanein ‘take hold of’, on the pattern of epilepsy.
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