ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nympholepsy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nympholepsy is a noun meaning A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.

Meaning

A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.

More Meanings

  1. Nymphophilia.

Example Sentences

The science of nympholepsy is a precise science. Actual contact would do it in one second flat. An interspace of a millimeter would do it in ten.
If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies

Word Forms

Synonyms for nympholepsy

Depending on context, synonyms include nymphophilia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nympholepsia, nymphomania, hysteromania, erotolepsy, hysteria, estromania.

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