Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parkomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parko-ma-nia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive or unreasonable interest in parks, gardens, and landscaping.

Uncountable

noun

Interest in parks and gardens; a fashion for lawns and parks.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the Prussian Prince Pückler-Muskau, landscaping was an obsession — “Parkomania”— that led to bankruptcy."
"He is just about sailing for Europe, with all his family, for a two years’ tour, and with Parkomania especially in his mind. There is no man of all my acquaintance so thoroughly prepared to see and enjoy the finest English places. Rare trees are his special hobby."
"By the beginning of the 1900s, the popularity of lawn parks, sometimes referred to as “parkomania,” was widespread."

Etymology

From park + -o- + -mania. Attested since the nineteenth century.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does parkomania mean?: Excessive or unreasonable interest in parks, gardens, and landscaping.
Where does parkomania come from?: From park + -o- + -mania. Attested since the nineteenth century.

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