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trichomania

/ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə/

trichomania noun: a mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.

Noun

trichomania (uncountable)

  1. A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.

Origin of trichomania

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.

Words formed from trichomania

Questions about trichomania

What does trichomania mean?
Trichomania means a mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.
What part of speech is trichomania?
Trichomania is a noun.
How do you pronounce trichomania?
Trichomania is pronounced /ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə/.

Words near trichomania in the dictionary

  1. trichologists
  2. trichology
  3. tricholomataceous
  4. tricholomatoid
  5. trichoma
  6. trichomania
  7. trichomaniac
  8. trichomaniacs
  9. trichomanoid
  10. trichomatose
  11. trichome

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