Definition of nympholept in English:

nympholept

noun ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)lɛptˈnimfəˌlept

A person affected by nympholepsy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Cave of Archedemos the Nympholept is a small cave near Vari in Attica, Greece.
- Nabokov also borrowed the term nympholept, a rare, archaic term meaning a person seized by emotional frenzy, as if enchanted by nymphs

Derivatives

nympholeptic

adjective nɪmfə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk

Humbert carefully distinguishes his nympholeptic sensuality from the standard heterosexual experience, of which he is also capable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Trial takes you on a journey into the mind of Kafka's anti-hero, the nympholeptic Joseph K.
- His father, it transpires, is a ‘nympholeptic’ -- ‘which at least seemed a step up from a pedophile.’

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek numpholēptos 'caught by nymphs', from numphē 'nymph' + lambanein 'take'.

Definition of nympholept in US English:

nympholept

nounˈnimfəˌlept

A person affected by nympholepsy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nabokov also borrowed the term nympholept, a rare, archaic term meaning a person seized by emotional frenzy, as if enchanted by nymphs
- The Cave of Archedemos the Nympholept is a small cave near Vari in Attica, Greece.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ + lambanein ‘take’.

单词	nympholept
释义	Definition of nympholept in English: nympholept noun ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)lɛptˈnimfəˌlept A person affected by nympholepsy. Example sentencesExamples The Cave of Archedemos the Nympholept is a small cave near Vari in Attica, Greece. Nabokov also borrowed the term nympholept, a rare, archaic term meaning a person seized by emotional frenzy, as if enchanted by nymphs Derivatives nympholeptic adjective nɪmfə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk Humbert carefully distinguishes his nympholeptic sensuality from the standard heterosexual experience, of which he is also capable. Example sentencesExamples The Trial takes you on a journey into the mind of Kafka's anti-hero, the nympholeptic Joseph K. His father, it transpires, is a ‘nympholeptic’ -- ‘which at least seemed a step up from a pedophile.’ Origin Early 19th century: from Greek numpholēptos 'caught by nymphs', from numphē 'nymph' + lambanein 'take'. Definition of nympholept in US English: nympholept nounˈnimfəˌlept A person affected by nympholepsy. Example sentencesExamples Nabokov also borrowed the term nympholept, a rare, archaic term meaning a person seized by emotional frenzy, as if enchanted by nymphs The Cave of Archedemos the Nympholept is a small cave near Vari in Attica, Greece. Origin Early 19th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ + lambanein ‘take’.
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