maniaque

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French

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.njak/
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Adjective

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maniaque (plural maniaques)

  1. maniacal, mental
  2. obsessive-compulsive, OCD
  3. (informal) fastidious, fussy, house-proud

Noun

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maniaque m or f by sense (plural maniaques)

  1. maniac (insane person)
  2. (informal) person obsessed with something, fanatic about something
    un maniaque du rangement, un maniaque de la propretéa neat freak, a clean freak
  3. (informal, by ellipsis) neat freak, clean freak

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Noun

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maniaque m (plural maniaques)

  1. (Jersey) crank