nympholepsy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

nympholept +‎ -y

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/

[edit] 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