Meaning & use
melomane
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Meaning
nouncountableformalrare
a person who is very enthusiastic about music, especially classical music
Grammar: Countable: a melomane, two melomanes.
Patterns
- a melomane of something
The conductor was a true melomane, attending concerts almost every night.
As a melomane, she collected recordings of every major symphony.
Only a melomane would travel across the country for a single opera performance.
Word forms
| plural | melomanes |
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Common combinations
- a true melomane
- He is a true melomane who knows every note of Beethoven's symphonies.
- a passionate melomane
- The festival attracts passionate melomanes from around the world.
- a melomane of classical music
- She is a melomane of classical music, not pop.
Synonyms and how they differ
- music lover
- Music lover is the everyday term and fits any context; melomane is rare and formal, often suggesting a special love for classical music.
- audiophile
- An audiophile cares about high-quality sound equipment, while a melomane loves the music itself.
Word family
- melomania noun
- An intense passion for music.
- melomaniac noun
- A person with an extreme love of music; similar to melomane but even stronger.
Commonly confused: melomane or melodrama?
melomane vs melodrama
Melodrama is a dramatic style, not a person. Don't confuse the two.
Practice
What does 'melomane' mean?
Choose one answer.
A melomane is a passionate music lover. Option An is the opposite; option C is wrong because it's a person, not an instrument; option D describes a composer, not necessarily a fan.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “melomane”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.