maniac

See also: maniąc, maníac, and -maniac

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mania +‎ -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Doublet of manic.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪniˌæk/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac
  • Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

maniac (plural maniacs)

  1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
    She was driving like a maniac.
  2. A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
    He's a manga maniac.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maniac.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Cebuano: manyak, manyakis
  • → Malay: maniak
  • → Tagalog: manyak, manyakis

Translations

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maniaque.

Adjective

maniac m or n (feminine singular maniacă, masculine plural maniaci, feminine and neuter plural maniace)

  1. maniacal

Declension
Declension of maniac
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite maniac maniacă maniaci maniace
definite maniacul maniaca maniacii maniacele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite maniac maniace maniaci maniace
definite maniacului maniacei maniacilor maniacelor
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