melomanian.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləˈmeɪniə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: melo- comb. form, -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < melo- comb. form + -mania comb. form, after French mélomanie (1781). Compare earlier melomanic adj.

Enthusiasm or obsessive passion for music.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > [noun] > mania for music

melomania1842

melomany1890

1842 Era 22 May 5/4 The Italians have succeeded admirably in caricaturing the extravagancies of melomania.

1880 ‘V. Lee’ Stud. 18th Cent. Italy iii. ii. 115 The Florentine aristocracy had the fashionable melomania to almost as great an extent as the Milanese.

1933 Punch 27 Dec. 716/2 Yours in the bonds of melomania, C. L. G.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Apr. c9 In the last half century we have seen a remarkable outburst of sheer activity in Western music and yet we have also seen remarkably few new works accepted by the public during this period of melomania.

1997 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 19 Sept. 221 Melomanie is the French word for the obsessive desire to listen to music (melomania).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melomania
释义	melomanian. Brit. /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈmeɪniə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: melo- comb. form, -mania comb. form. Etymology: < melo- comb. form + -mania comb. form, after French mélomanie (1781). Compare earlier melomanic adj. Enthusiasm or obsessive passion for music. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > [noun] > mania for music melomania1842 melomany1890 1842 Era 22 May 5/4 The Italians have succeeded admirably in caricaturing the extravagancies of melomania. 1880 ‘V. Lee’ Stud. 18th Cent. Italy iii. ii. 115 The Florentine aristocracy had the fashionable melomania to almost as great an extent as the Milanese. 1933 Punch 27 Dec. 716/2 Yours in the bonds of melomania, C. L. G. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Apr. c9 In the last half century we have seen a remarkable outburst of sheer activity in Western music and yet we have also seen remarkably few new works accepted by the public during this period of melomania. 1997 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 19 Sept. 221 Melomanie is the French word for the obsessive desire to listen to music (melomania). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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