bibliomane · noun — synonym of bibliomaniac. It carries an Arena rating of 1325, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bibliomane ranks #5,169 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,148 of 17,106 for Most Storied Words, #6,154 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #6,959 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “bibliomane” is a great word
A person afflicted by an obsessive, indiscriminate, and excessive passion for acquiring and possessing books. From French bibliomane, from biblio- (from Greek biblion, "book") + -mane (from Greek mania, "madness, frenzy"), first attested in English in 1789. Unlike a bibliophile, who cherishes a volume for its prose or its binding, or a mere collector, who pursues with systematic intent, the bibliomane is driven by a need to possess, not to appreciate. It is the cramped apartment choked with unopened crates, the acrid scent of mildew rising from stacked spines, and the frantic gleam in the eye at a flea-market stall—a monument not to knowledge, but to the quiet despair of accumulation for its own sake.
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Etymology
From French bibliomane; equivalent to biblio- + -mane.
noun
- Synonym of bibliomaniac.
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