melomaniac

Meaning

Noun

• One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music.

Related

Similar words

• melophile
• musicophile

Opposite words

• melophobe

Origin

• English melo- ("prefix meaning ‘music’") (from Ancient Greek μέλος ("song; melody, tune")) -maniac (from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός, an adjective form of μανία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ("to think")).