Meaning & use
clinomania
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An excessive or obsessive desire to stay in bed.
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Chronic fatigue can sometimes be mistaken for simple clinomania.
After finals week, a bout of clinomania kept her under the covers all Saturday.
A note on using this word
A rare compound word from the Greek klinein, 'to lean or recline', and mania, 'excessive desire'.
Words with a similar meaning
bed-loving
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