Melomane
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Melomane is a noun meaning Synonym of melomaniac.
Meaning
Synonym of melomaniac.
Example Sentences
Monsieur de Rochetaillée was a melomane. He thought of nothing, cared for nothing but music. It was the passion of his life; he could not live without music and musicians.
But music in Tarantino is also part of a larger sonic obsession that stresses the acoustic impact of dialogue, noise, atmosphere, and effects—Tarantino is an audio[-]mane as much as a melomane.
But what was even more important to Monet’s eventual success in devising landscape images that attracted music-modeled appreciation like Silvestre’s is the fact that the melomanes among the younger painters of the 1860s had not produced anything like a consistent painting practice modeled on music.
Word Forms
- melomanes
Synonyms for melomane
Depending on context, synonyms include melomaniac.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include melophile, dromomane, metromaniac, melodizer, melodramatist, melodicist.
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