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nymphomaniac

/ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
nympho-ma-ni-ac
IPA
/ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who has an excessive libido.

adj

Of a woman, having an excessive libido.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nymphomania + -ac. By surface analysis, nympho- + -maniac.

Inflected Forms

nymphomaniacs (plural) more nymphomaniac (comparative) most nymphomaniac (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

nymphomania hypersexuality satyromaniac

Synonyms

nympho nymphomaniacal

Rhymes With

maniac megalomaniac brainiac egomaniac pyromaniac kleptomaniac dipsomaniac monomaniac logomaniac bibliomaniac anthomaniac theomaniac

Questions

How do you pronounce nymphomaniac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/.
What does nymphomaniac mean?
A woman who has an excessive libido.
Where does nymphomaniac come from?
From nymphomania + -ac. By surface analysis, nympho- + -maniac.

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