monomania
English edit
Etymology edit
Either:
- Formed in English as mono- + mania;
- From the French monomanie; or,
- From the Modern Latin monomania.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monomania (plural monomanias or monomaniæ)
- Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
- It was apparent to all but himself that what was once idle curiosity had become a monomania.
- A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
Quotations edit
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons:
- "There are no limits to the possibilities of monomania," I answered. "There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the 'idee fixe,' which may be trifling in character, and accompanied by complete sanity in every other way. A man who had read deeply about Napoleon, or who had possibly received some hereditary family injury through the great war, might conceivably form such an 'idee fixe' and under its influence be capable of any fantastic outrage."
Related terms edit
Translations edit
an excessive interest with a single subject
See also edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [mu.nu.məˈni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mo.no.məˈni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [mo.no.maˈni.a]
Noun edit
monomania f (plural monomanies)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “monomania” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monomania
Declension edit
| Inflection of monomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | monomania | monomaniat | ||
| genitive | monomanian | monomanioiden monomanioitten | ||
| partitive | monomaniaa | monomanioita | ||
| illative | monomaniaan | monomanioihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | monomania | monomaniat | ||
| accusative | nom. | monomania | monomaniat | |
| gen. | monomanian | |||
| genitive | monomanian | monomanioiden monomanioitten monomaniainrare | ||
| partitive | monomaniaa | monomanioita | ||
| inessive | monomaniassa | monomanioissa | ||
| elative | monomaniasta | monomanioista | ||
| illative | monomaniaan | monomanioihin | ||
| adessive | monomanialla | monomanioilla | ||
| ablative | monomanialta | monomanioilta | ||
| allative | monomanialle | monomanioille | ||
| essive | monomaniana | monomanioina | ||
| translative | monomaniaksi | monomanioiksi | ||
| abessive | monomaniatta | monomanioitta | ||
| instructive | — | monomanioin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
monomania f (plural monomanie)