Home › Words › H › hydromaniahydromaniahydromania · noun — A morbid craving for water.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom hydro- + -mania.nounA morbid craving for water.An intense attraction to water.e.g.“Here, then, are two very different expressions of hydromania, sea-bathing and endurance swimming – the one associated with the pursuit of health, the other with athletic accomplishment; […]” — 2018, Margaret Cohen, Killian Quigley, The Aesthetics of the Undersea:A morbid attraction to suicide by drowning.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.waterholic 71% match — One who drinks water excessively. vs hydromania →aquaholic 66% match — Addicted to water. vs hydromania →potomania 65% match — An excessive and persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages. vs hydromania →oenomania 63% match — Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism. vs hydromania →hydropathy 63% match — The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally. vs hydromania →hyperhydration 61% match — water intoxication. vs hydromania →haematomania 61% match — An overwhelming desire for blood. vs hydromania →hydropot 61% match — A person who drinks water etc. rather than alcoholic drinks. vs hydromania →