nympholepsy

English

Etymology

nympho- + -lepsy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/

Noun

nympholepsy (plural nympholepsies)

1. A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.
   • 1852, Mary Edgewood Lazarus, Love Vs. Marriage: Part 1, page 292

     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

Related terms

• nympholept