Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infomaniac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fo-ma-ni-ac
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is very keen to acquire information.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Infomaniacs believe that if they can control the knowledge around them, they will profit. But more often the opposite occurs, and infomaniacs unwittingly defeat themselves."
"Network television administers maintenance doses throughout the day, while CNN and kid sibling Headline News, among others, service hard-core infomaniacs."

Etymology

From info + -maniac.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: info

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

infomaniacs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

infomania

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does infomaniac mean?: A person who is very keen to acquire information.
Where does infomaniac come from?: From info + -maniac.

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