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nymphetry

nymphetry noun: the state of being a nymphet.

Noun

nymphetry (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word) The state of being a nymphet.
    • Of the rest, none had any claims to nymphetry except Eva Rosen. Avis was a plump lateral child with hairy legs, while Mona, though handsome in a coarse sensual way and only a year older than my aging mistress, had obviously long ceased to be a nymphet, if she ever had been one.1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

Origin of nymphetry

From nymphet + -ry.

Questions about nymphetry

What does nymphetry mean?
Nymphetry means the state of being a nymphet.
What part of speech is nymphetry?
Nymphetry is a noun.

Words near nymphetry in the dictionary

  1. nymphectomies
  2. nymphectomy
  3. nymphed
  4. nymphes
  5. nymphet
  6. nymphetry
  7. nymphets
  8. nymphette
  9. nymphettes
  10. nympheum
  11. nympheums

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