— monomaniac /mon'euh may"nee ak'/ , n. — monomaniacal /mon'euh meuh nuy"euh keuhl/ , adj.
/mon'euh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/ , n.
1. (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
2. an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing, idea, subject, or the like.
[ 1815-25; ]