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maniaque.

maniacal, mental

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ma.njak/
  1. maniacal, mental

  2. obsessive-compulsive, OCD

  3. fastidious, fussy, house-proud

    informal
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, manie + -aque.

noun/ma.njak/
  1. maniac (insane person)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. person obsessed with something, fanatic about something

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
    un maniaque du rangement, un maniaque de la propreté
  3. neat freak, clean freak

    by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, manie + -aque.

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