hypersexual
Abnormally high libido
Hypersexual describes an abnormally elevated interest in or preoccupation with sex.
The term appears in clinical contexts for compulsive sexual behavior that interferes with daily life: hypersexual disorder.
More loosely, it describes anyone whose sexual drive or behavior seems excessive: The medication made him hypersexual.
The prefix hyper- suggests something beyond normal range.
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- compulsivityDriven to repeat actions
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
eroticism · lasciviousness · lewdness · carnality · lustfulness · nymphomania · exhibitionism · voyeurism
Absence of organization
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · counseling · psychiatry · dysfunction · distress · shame · guilt · trauma
promiscuity
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- compulsivityDriven to repeat actions
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
flirtation · eroticism · lasciviousness · lewdness · carnality · lustfulness · nymphomania · exhibitionism · voyeurism · infidelity
disorder
Absence of organization
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
therapy · treatment · counseling · psychiatry · dysfunction · distress · shame · guilt · trauma · mania
hypersexualprudish
Excessively concerned with propriety
puritanical · straitlaced · Victorian · modest · pure
hypersexualization, hypersexuality, hypersexualized, hypersexualize