gynophonomania
|gy-no-pho-no-ma-nia|
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/ˌɡaɪnəfoʊˈnoʊmeɪniə/
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/ˌɡaɪnəfəˈnəʊmeɪniə/
obsessive attraction to women's voices
Etymology
'gynophonomania' originates from Greek elements: 'gyno-' from 'gynē' meaning 'woman', 'phono-' from 'phōnē' meaning 'voice' or 'sound', and 'mania' from 'mania' meaning 'madness' or 'frenzy'.
'gynophonomania' is a modern coinage formed in English by combining Greek roots ('gyno-' + 'phono-' + 'mania') rather than evolving from a single older word; similar clinical or descriptive coinages using '-mania' appeared in 19th–20th century pathological terminology.
Initially, the Greek roots separately referred to 'woman', 'voice/sound', and 'madness'; combined in modern English they convey the specific sense 'an excessive or pathological obsession with women's voices'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an obsessive or pathological fixation on the sound of women's voices; an erotic or excessive attraction to female vocal sounds.
His therapist diagnosed him with gynophonomania after he admitted he sought out recordings solely to listen to women's voices for hours.
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Last updated: 2025/08/26 12:45