monomaniac
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
- Rhymes: -eɪnɪæk
Noun
monomaniac (plural monomaniacs)
Quotations
- 1873 — Horatio Alger, Bound to Rise, Ch. X
- Harry knew now that the old man was crazy, or at least a monomaniac, and, though he seemed harmless enough, it was of course possible that he might be dangerous.
- 1890 — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Firm of Girdlestone, Ch. 44
- He had never yet been able to determine whether the old man was a consummate hypocrite or a religious monomaniac.
Synonyms
- (person obsessed): fanatic
Adjective
monomaniac
- Focused on one thing above all others.
- 1851 — Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Ch. 133
- ...then it was that monomaniac Ahab, furious with this tantalizing vicinity of his foe, which placed him all alive and helpless in the very jaws he hated; frenzied with all this, he seized the long bone with his naked hands, and wildly strove to wrench it from its gripe.
- 1851 — Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Ch. 133