Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dipsomaniac

/dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: dip-so-ma-ni-ac
IPA: /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.

noun

A persistently drunken person; a drunkard.

Example Sentences

"The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. They both regard wine as a drug and not as a drink."
"The Spaniards are nice, but, of course, most of them are terribly poor, the ones who aren’t are impossible, I don’t like the tourists, mainly English and American dipsomaniacs, paid, my dear, by their families to stay away."

Etymology

From dipso- + -maniac.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dipso
Suffix: maniac

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/

Inflected Forms

dipsomaniacs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dipsomania dipsomaniacal

Synonyms

alcoholic dipso drunkard lush sot alky boozer soaker souse

Antonyms

abstainer teetotaler

Rhymes With

maniac brainiac nymphomaniac megalomaniac egomaniac pyromaniac kleptomaniac monomaniac logomaniac bibliomaniac anthomaniac theomaniac

Questions

How do you pronounce dipsomaniac?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪp.sə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn.i.æk/.
What does dipsomaniac mean?: One with a morbid paroxysmal craving for alcohol; an alcoholic.
Where does dipsomaniac come from?: From dipso- + -maniac.

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