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oniomaniac

/ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.æk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
onio-ma-ni-ac
IPA
/ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.æk/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sufferer from oniomania.

Etymology

From oniomania. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -maniac.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.æk/
  • British English: /ˌəʊnɪ.əʊˈmeɪnɪ.ak/

Inflected Forms

oniomaniacs (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce oniomaniac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊni.oʊˈmeɪni.æk/.
What does oniomaniac mean?
A sufferer from oniomania.
Where does oniomaniac come from?
From oniomania. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -maniac.

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