Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

habromania

/ˌhæbɹoʊˈmeɪni(j)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha-bro-ma-ni-a
IPA: /ˌhæbɹoʊˈmeɪni(j)ə/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a form of insanity characterised by delusions of a cheerful or joyous nature

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Melancholy, says one, is a morbid sadness; mania is a prolonged anger. Various madnesses of expansive forms, certain monomanias of Esquirol, have been regarded as morbid gaieties (amenomania of Rush, habromania), just like the hilarious form of mania so frequent among adolescents."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, pretty”) with the suffix -mania.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἁβρός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhæbɹoʊˈmeɪni(j)ə/
British English: /ˌhæbɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪni(j)ə/

Usage

Synonyms

amenomania

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce habromania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhæbɹoʊˈmeɪni(j)ə/.
What does habromania mean?: a form of insanity characterised by delusions of a cheerful or joyous nature
Where does habromania come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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