Meanings
nounxenomania (uncountable)
- uncountableA strong or excessive preference for foreigners or for foreign customs, manners, or institutions.
Antonyms: xenophobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA strong or excessive preference for foreigners or for foreign customs, manners, or institutions.
Opposite
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Origin
From xeno- + -mania. The components are of Ancient Greek origin. When used in the context of Greece, the word is likely borrowed from modern Greek ξενομανία (xenomanía).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek ξενομανία
- ξενομανία (xenomanía)strong preference for foreign customs etc.
Italian esterofilia
- esterofiliastrong preference for foreign customs etc.
Russian ксеномания, чужебе́сие
- ксеномания (ksenomanija)strong preference for foreign customs etc.
- чужебе́сие (čužebésije)strong preference for foreign customs etc.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with xenomania
PennsylvaniaRomaniaLithuaniaAlbaniaTasmaniamaniaTransylvaniaSpotsylvaniauraniaPomeraniabibliomaniaPittsylvaniaLusitaniapyromaniamegalomaniatrichotillomaniaMauretaniakleptomaniagazaniaegomanianymphomaniaAquitaniaacraniaanthomania
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
xenomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenomania
MLA
“xenomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenomania.
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