Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
manicure
manicurist
manifest
manifest content
Manifest Destiny
manifestation
manifesto
manifold
manikin
Manila
manila
Manila Bay
Manila hemp
Manila paper
Manilla hemp
Manilla paper
manille
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

maniac

ma·ni·ac [ máynee àk ]


noun  (plural ma·ni·acs)
Definition:
 
1. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who behaves in such an uncontrolled manner as to appear to be affected by mania

2. enthusiast: somebody who is obsessively interested in or enthusiastic about something

3. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody affected by mania



adjective 
Definition:
 
psychiatry  ( offensive )
Same as  maniacal (sense 2)


[Late 16th century. Via late Latin maniacus< late Greek maniakos< mania (see mania)]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft