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Definition: Nympholepsy |
NympholepsyNoun1. A frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Nympholepsy \Nym"pho*lep`sy\, noun. [Greek expression nymph to seize.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: Nympholepsy |
| English words defined with "nympholepsy": nympholept, Nympholeptic. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "nympholepsy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Ukranian | мана (obsession), зачарування (allurement, enchantment). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | bệnh cuồng tưởng. (various references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "nympholepsy" (pronounced 'Nym"pho*lep`sy'): Acatalepsy, Cephalotripsy, Controversy, Henhussy, Lithotripsy, Metalepsy. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-l-m-n-o-p-p-s-y-y" | |
-3 letters: mesophyl, polysemy, symphony. | |
-4 letters: employs, eponyms, eponymy, hopples, nymphos, phenols, phenoms, phenyls, phloems, phoneys, poleyns, shopmen. | |
-5 letters: employ, eponym, holpen, homely, honeys, hopple, hoyles, hymens, lemons, lemony, lymphs, melons, mohels, moneys, myopes, nympho, nymphs, openly, peplos, phenol, phenom, phenyl, phloem, phones, phoney, phylon, poleyn, polyps, poshly, pylons, shlepp, shoppe, sloppy, solemn, sylphy, syphon. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 79 6D 70 68 6F 6C 65 70 73 79 |
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