monomaniac
UK/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/US/ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪnɪæk/
monomaniac noun: a person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
Noun
monomaniac (plural monomaniacs)
- A person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
- To talk nonsense, or poetry, or the dash between the two, in a tone of profound sincerity, and to enunciate solemn discordances with received opinion so seriously as to convey the impression of a spiritual insight, is the peculiar gift by which monomaniacs, having first persuaded themselves...1859, George Meredith, chapter 15, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC
- 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.1873, Horatio Alger, chapter X, in Bound to Rise
- Synonyms:
- fanatic
Adjective
monomaniac
- Focused on one thing above all others.
- ...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 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 133, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
monomaniac meaning in Tamil
monomaniac in Tamil
- தனி வெறியன்
Synonyms of monomaniac
Forms of monomaniac
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Words that rhyme with monomaniac
- maniac
- automaniac
- dipsomaniac
- paramaniac
- Anglomaniac
- anthomaniac
- Beatlemaniac
- bibliomaniac
- brainiac
- cocainomaniac
- decalcomaniac
- demonomaniac
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- dinomaniac
- egomaniac
- eleutheromaniac
- ergomaniac
- erotomaniac
- etheromaniac
- ethnomaniac
- Euromaniac
- flagellomaniac
- Gallomaniac
- Germanomaniac
- graphomaniac
- Grecomaniac
- heroinomaniac
- hydromaniac
- hypomaniac
- hysteromaniac
- infomaniac
- kleptomaniac
- logomaniac
- megalomaniac
- melomaniac
- mentulomaniac
- metromaniac
- micromaniac
- morphinomaniac
- morphiomaniac
- mythomaniac
- narcomaniac
- nymphomaniac
- oenomaniac
- oniomaniac
- orchidomaniac
- pornomaniac
- Pottermaniac
- pyromaniac
- Remainiac
- Russomaniac
- satyromaniac
- sonnettomaniac
- squandermaniac
- substratomaniac
- theatromaniac
- theomaniac
- timbromaniac
- tulipomaniac
- xenomaniac
Questions about monomaniac
- What does monomaniac mean?
- Monomaniac means a person who is obsessed with a single thing, to the exclusion of other concerns.
- What is monomaniac in Tamil?
- Monomaniac in Tamil is தனி வெறியன். See Monomaniac meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monomaniac?
- Monomaniac can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce monomaniac?
- Monomaniac is pronounced /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monomaniac?
- The plural of monomaniac is monomaniacs.
Words near monomaniac in the dictionary
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