oenomania

O1E1N1O1M3A1N1I1A1

noun

Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounoenomania (uncountable)

alternative enomania · alternative œnomania · alternative oinomania

  1. uncountableMorbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.

Origin

From oeno- + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) combined with μανία (manía, “insanity”).

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APA

oenomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oenomania

MLA

“oenomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oenomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oenomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oenomania.

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