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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesantomaníaco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ã.tu.maˈni.u.ku
"O antomaníaco passava horas a fio a cuidar das suas peónias."
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A person who has an abnormal or obsessive passion for flowers.
"She spent her entire inheritance on rare orchids, earning a reputation in the botanical community as a true anthomaniac."
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Characterized by an extreme or obsessive fixation on flowers.
"His anthomaniac tendencies were evident in the greenhouse that consumed every inch of his backyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'anthos' meaning flower and 'mania' meaning madness or excessive enthusiasm, coined in the 19th century. It combines botanical passion with the psychiatric suffix -ac to describe someone with an obsessive fixation on flowers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anthomaniac" is said worldwide
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anthomane
Transliteration: ɑ̃.tɔ.man
"Cette anthomane passe ses journées entières au milieu de ses rosiers."
Blumennarr
Transliteration: ˈbluːmənˌnaʁ
"Der Blumennarr importiert seltene Orchideen aus der ganzen Welt."
antomane
Transliteration: an.tɔˈma.ne
"Quell'antomane colleziona ogni specie possibile di tulipano."
antomaníaco
Transliteration: an.to.maˈni.a.ko
"El antomaníaco transformó su jardín en un santuario floral."
antomaníaco
Transliteration: ã.tu.maˈni.u.ku
"O antomaníaco passava horas a fio a cuidar das suas peónias."
फूलों का अत्यधिक प्रेमी
Transliteration: phoolon ka atyadhik premi
"वह फूलों का अत्यधिक प्रेमी है जो अपने बगीचे में ही दिन बिताता है।"
爱花狂
Transliteration: ài huā kuáng
"这个爱花狂收集了上百种不同的玫瑰。"
꽃광
Transliteration: kkot-gwang
"그 꽃광은 온실 속에서 하루 종일 시간을 보낸다."
花狂い
Transliteration: hanagurui
"彼女はその花狂いとして近所では有名だった。"
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