mania, passion, cacoethes
(noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
mania, manic disorder
(noun) a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mania (countable and uncountable, plural manias)
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
(psychiatry) The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
• Amina, Maina, amain, amnia, anima
Mania
(Roman god) The goddess of the dead and ghosts.
• Amina, Maina, amain, amnia, anima
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [L. mania, Gr. manie, F. manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.]
1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania. Mania a potu Etym: [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.
Syn.
– Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
