Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graphomania

/ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grapho-ma-nia
IPA: /ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compulsion to write.

Uncountable

noun

Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Wagner’s graphomania is shown not only by the substance, but also by the outward form of his writings."
"A devoted explorer of decalcomania, fumage, frottage, collage and other methods of pictorial automatism, Colquhoun invented several magic-inspired techniques of her own, including graphomania, stillomania, and parsemage."

Etymology

From grapho- + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: grapho
Suffix: mania

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

graphomanias (plural)

Derived Forms

erotographomania

Phrases

entopic graphomania

Frequently Paired Words

graphomaniac

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce graphomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə/.
What does graphomania mean?: The compulsion to write.
Where does graphomania come from?: From grapho- + -mania.

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