🌱 Passion for farming 🌳 Love of solitude outdoors

agromania

9.6

A strong love of farming and growing food, often in small gardens

noun
/ˌæɡrəˈmeɪniə/

: agromanía

During the lockdown, she discovered agromania and turned her balcony into a small vegetable garden.

Examples

His weekend routine reflects agromania: visiting community plots and learning about compost and seeds.
The festival celebrated urban agromania with workshops on container gardening and sustainable food growing.
Her agromania drives her to plant new vegetables every spring.
I think my neighbor has a serious case of agromania!
During the lockdown, she discovered agromania and turned her balcony into a thriving vegetable garden.
His passion for agromania led him to volunteer at local farms and learn about sustainable agriculture.
The community event featured agromania with workshops on urban gardening and healthy food cultivation.

Antonyms

disinterest

5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

How Passionate

passion

438 2.0

agromania

9.6

enthusiasm

288 2.2

interest

∞ 1.0

hobby

297 1.0

Surface Forms

agromania singular

agromanias plural

Morphology

agromania = agro + mania (transparent) = agro + mania

The meaning 'strong enthusiasm for farming/gardening' follows directly from 'agro' (farming) + 'mania' (obsession), which is a straightforward and productive combination.

Etymology

Agromania combines agro- 'field', seen in agriculture, and -mania 'madness' or 'strong passion'. So, agromania means a strong love of farming or gardening and explains why someone would enjoy growing food or keeping a garden.