Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estromania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-tro-ma-nia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

nymphomania (in humans or other animals)

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Disease of the ovaries or of the spinal cord, by reflex irritation, may cause estromania (see "Excess of venereal desire," p. 145), constant desire for the bull."

Etymology

From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: estrus

Usage

Inflected Forms

œstromania (alternative)

Questions

What does estromania mean?: nymphomania (in humans or other animals)
Where does estromania come from?: From estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

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