monomania

English

Etymology

Either:

Pronunciation

Noun

monomania (plural monomanias or monomaniæ)

  1. 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.
  2. A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.

Quotations

  • 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."

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology

From mono- + -mania.

Pronunciation

Noun

monomania f (plural monomanies)

  1. monomania
  • monòman

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

mono- + -mania

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmonomɑniɑ/, [ˈmo̞no̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧no‧ma‧ni‧a

Noun

monomania

  1. monomania

Declension

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.
Possessive forms of monomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monomaniani monomaniani
accusative nom. monomaniani monomaniani
gen. monomaniani
genitive monomaniani monomanioideni
monomanioitteni
monomaniainirare
partitive monomaniaani monomanioitani
inessive monomaniassani monomanioissani
elative monomaniastani monomanioistani
illative monomaniaani monomanioihini
adessive monomaniallani monomanioillani
ablative monomanialtani monomanioiltani
allative monomanialleni monomanioilleni
essive monomanianani monomanioinani
translative monomaniakseni monomanioikseni
abessive monomaniattani monomanioittani
instructive
comitative monomanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monomaniasi monomaniasi
accusative nom. monomaniasi monomaniasi
gen. monomaniasi
genitive monomaniasi monomanioidesi
monomanioittesi
monomaniaisirare
partitive monomaniaasi monomanioitasi
inessive monomaniassasi monomanioissasi
elative monomaniastasi monomanioistasi
illative monomaniaasi monomanioihisi
adessive monomaniallasi monomanioillasi
ablative monomanialtasi monomanioiltasi
allative monomaniallesi monomanioillesi
essive monomanianasi monomanioinasi
translative monomaniaksesi monomanioiksesi
abessive monomaniattasi monomanioittasi
instructive
comitative monomanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative monomaniamme monomaniamme
accusative nom. monomaniamme monomaniamme
gen. monomaniamme
genitive monomaniamme monomanioidemme
monomanioittemme
monomaniaimmerare
partitive monomaniaamme monomanioitamme
inessive monomaniassamme monomanioissamme
elative monomaniastamme monomanioistamme
illative monomaniaamme monomanioihimme
adessive monomaniallamme monomanioillamme
ablative monomanialtamme monomanioiltamme
allative monomaniallemme monomanioillemme
essive monomanianamme monomanioinamme
translative monomaniaksemme monomanioiksemme
abessive monomaniattamme monomanioittamme
instructive
comitative monomanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative monomanianne monomanianne
accusative nom. monomanianne monomanianne
gen. monomanianne
genitive monomanianne monomanioidenne
monomanioittenne
monomaniainnerare
partitive monomaniaanne monomanioitanne
inessive monomaniassanne monomanioissanne
elative monomaniastanne monomanioistanne
illative monomaniaanne monomanioihinne
adessive monomaniallanne monomanioillanne
ablative monomanialtanne monomanioiltanne
allative monomaniallenne monomanioillenne
essive monomaniananne monomanioinanne
translative monomaniaksenne monomanioiksenne
abessive monomaniattanne monomanioittanne
instructive
comitative monomanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative monomaniansa monomaniansa
accusative nom. monomaniansa monomaniansa
gen. monomaniansa
genitive monomaniansa monomanioidensa
monomanioittensa
monomaniainsarare
partitive monomaniaansa monomanioitaan
monomanioitansa
inessive monomaniassaan
monomaniassansa
monomanioissaan
monomanioissansa
elative monomaniastaan
monomaniastansa
monomanioistaan
monomanioistansa
illative monomaniaansa monomanioihinsa
adessive monomaniallaan
monomaniallansa
monomanioillaan
monomanioillansa
ablative monomanialtaan
monomanialtansa
monomanioiltaan
monomanioiltansa
allative monomanialleen
monomaniallensa
monomanioilleen
monomanioillensa
essive monomanianaan
monomanianansa
monomanioinaan
monomanioinansa
translative monomaniakseen
monomaniaksensa
monomanioikseen
monomanioiksensa
abessive monomaniattaan
monomaniattansa
monomanioittaan
monomanioittansa
instructive
comitative monomanioineen
monomanioinensa

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Italian

Etymology

From mono- + -mania.

Noun

monomania f (plural monomanie)

  1. monomania

Anagrams

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