Home › Words › D › dinomaniadinomania/daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/dinomania means enthusiasm for dinosaurs.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dinomania ranks #23,626 of 42,747 for Qualifying.dinomania is pronounced /daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/.EtymologyFrom dino + -mania.nounEnthusiasm for dinosaurs.e.g.“At this point, we may attempt to define dinomania as the impulse to surround oneself with all forms of dinosaur iconology and to hoard information about their appearance, size, and way of life.” — 2002, José Luis Sanz, Starring T. rex!: dinosaur mythology and popular culture:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dinomaniac 82% match — One who has dinomania; a dinosaur enthusiast. vs dinomania →dinophilia 76% match — The obsession or love of dinosaurs (animals of the clade Dinosauria). vs dinomania →dinophile 69% match — One who is keenly interested in dinosaurs. vs dinomania →dinosaurology 66% match — The branch of paleontology that focuses on studying dinosaurs. vs dinomania →dino 66% match — A dinosaur (type of animal). vs dinomania →dinolike 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of a dinosaur. vs dinomania →dinosauric 65% match — Dinosaurian. vs dinomania →discomania 65% match — Enthusiasm for disco music. vs dinomania →