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Excessive vs Nymphomaniac - What's the difference?

excessive | nymphomaniac |

As adjectives the difference between excessive and nymphomaniac

is that excessive is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate while nymphomaniac is (of a woman) having excessive sexual desire.

As a noun nymphomaniac is

a woman with excessive sexual desire.

excessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
    • "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * insufficient * deficient

    Derived terms

    * excessive number

    Related terms

    * exceed * excess

    nymphomaniac

    English

    (wikipedia nymphomaniac)

    Alternative forms

    * (of adjective ) nymphomaniacal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman with excessive sexual desire.
    • She's so horny she must be a nymphomaniac .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a woman) Having excessive sexual desire.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * hypersexuality