monomania

English

Etymology

Either:

• Formed in English as mono- +‎ mania;
• From the French monomanie; or,
• From the Modern Latin monomania.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪniə

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. (pathology, dated) A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
   • 1904 April 30, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC, page 212:

     “There are no limits to the possibilities of monomania,” I answered. “There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the ‘idée 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 ‘idée fixe’ and under its influence be capable of any fantastic outrage.”

Related terms

• monomaniac

Translations

an excessive interest with a single subject

• Dutch: monomanie (nl)
• Finnish: monomania (fi)
• French: monomanie (fr) f
• Galician: monomanía f
• German: Monomanie (de) f
• Greek: μονομανία (el) f (monomanía)
• Italian: monomania f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: monomani m

  Nynorsk: monomani m

• Spanish: monomanía (es) f
• Swedish: monomani (sv) c

See also

• idee fixe
• obsession

Catalan

Etymology

From mono- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.nu.məˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.no.məˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.no.maˈni.a]

Noun

monomania f (plural monomanies)

1. monomania

Related terms

• monòman

Further reading

• “monomania” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

mono- +‎ -mania

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈmo̞no̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mono‧mania

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 monomaniain rare
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 monomaniaini rare 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 monomaniaisi rare 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 monomaniaimme rare 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 monomaniainne rare 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 monomaniainsa rare 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

Anagrams

• monomaani

Italian

Etymology

From mono- +‎ -mania.

Noun

monomania f (plural monomanie)

1. monomania

Related terms

• monomane

Anagrams

• ammoinano, annoiammo