Meanings
manic1
comparative more manic · superlative most manic
- Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
1 more example
Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But [Danny] Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2017
Manic2
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*mn̥yétor
- Proto-Hellenic*məňňómai
- Ancient Greekμαίνομαι (maínomai)
- Ancient Greekμᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́ā)
- Ancient Greekμανικός (manikós)
- Englishmanic
From mania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós). Compare maniac.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan maníac
- maníacsuffering from mania
Chinese Mandarin 躁狂, 狂躁
- 躁狂 (zàokuáng)of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- 狂躁 (kuángzào)of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- 狂躁症suffering from mania
Czech manický
- manickýof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
Danish manisk
- manisksuffering from mania
Finnish maaninen, maaninen
- maaninenof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- maaninensuffering from mania
French maniaque, allumé
- maniaqueof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- alluméof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- maniaquesuffering from mania
German übersteigert, überdreht
- übersteigertof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- überdrehtof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- überschäumendof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- manischsuffering from mania
- maniakalischsuffering from mania
Greek μανιακός
- μανιακός (maniakós)of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
Italian maniaco, maniaco
- maniacoof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- maniacosuffering from mania
Norwegian Bokmål manisk
- manisksuffering from mania
Portuguese maníaco, maníaco
- maníacoof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- maníacosuffering from mania
Romanian maniac
- maniacof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
Russian маниака́льный, маниака́льный
- маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj)of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj)suffering from mania
Spanish maniático
- maniáticoof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
Swedish manisk
- manisksuffering from mania
Turkish manyak, manyak
- manyakof or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness
- manyaksuffering from mania
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with manic
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Cite this entry
manic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manic
“manic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manic.
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