maniaque
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, manie + -aque.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maniaque (plural maniaques)
Noun
maniaque m or f by sense (plural maniaques)
- maniac (insane person)
- (informal) person obsessed with something, fanatic about something
- un maniaque du rangement, un maniaque de la propreté ― a neat freak, a clean freak
- (informal, by ellipsis) neat freak, clean freak
Descendants
Further reading
- “maniaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
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Noun
maniaque m (plural maniaques)
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