nymphomaniac

nymphomaniac [nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak, nim-foh‐] noun

1. 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/.

2. (of a woman) afflicted with abnormally excessive sexual desire.

Word Origin and History for nymphomaniacal nymphomaniac

1861 (adj.), 1867 (n.), from nymphomania.