Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laconomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Lac-on-o-ma-ni-a
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

love for or obsession with the Spartans

noun

Alternative form of Laconomania.

Example Sentences

"This ‘Laconomania’ is met in Plato, Xenophon, Polybius, Plutarch and many others in the ‘classical heritage’, which in time came to inspire generations of lycée-trained young men; a man like Saint-Just is an obvious product of it."
"The other, affecting the laconomania or the rough manners of the Spartans, wears a coarse cloak and plain sandals"

Etymology

From Lacono- + -mania.

Inflected Forms

Laconomanias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

laconomaniac Laconophilia Laconophilic Laconophile

Synonyms

Laconophilia

Rhymes With

pittsylvania paramania extemporanea extemporania hagiomania pistolvania dysphania

Questions

What does laconomania mean?: love for or obsession with the Spartans
Where does laconomania come from?: From Lacono- + -mania.

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