nymphomaniac [nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak, nim-foh‐] noun
- a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
adjective Also nym·pho·ma·ni·a·cal [nim-foh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌnɪm foʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/.
- (of a woman) afflicted with abnormally excessive sexual desire.
Word Origin and History for nymphomaniacal nymphomaniac
1861 (adj.), 1867 (n.), from nymphomania.