NOUN | person | fanatic, fiend | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
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ADJECTIVE | all | fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
Sounds | fahnae'tihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. | |
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Synonyms | fanatical, overzealous, rabid | |
Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
Spanish | fanático | |
Catalan | fanàtic | |
Nouns | fanatic | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
fanatism | excessive intolerance of opposing views | |
Adverbs | fanatically | in a passionately fanatic manner |
Meaning | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause). | |
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Example | "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill | |
Synonym | fiend | |
Broader | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
Spanish | exaltado, fanático | |
Catalan | exaltat, fanàtic | |
Adjectives | fanatic, fanatical | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
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