balletomania

1 9.9

A very strong love for ballet

noun
/ˌbælɛtəˈmeɪniə/

: balletomanía

Fern's daughter, Heidi, had gone through an acute attack of balletomania that had lasted almost four years before she grew out of it.

Examples

After attending her first performance, Sarah developed balletomania and started taking ballet lessons.
The city's new ballet company sparked a wave of balletomania among local dance enthusiasts.
The resurgence of classical ballet has led to balletomania in younger audiences across the country.

Synonyms

overenthusiasm

vsballetomania

1 5.1

Too much excitement about something that causes problems

is excessive excitement directed specifically at a single art form

maenadism

vsballetomania

Literature

1 9.9

Wild, very excited behavior by a group of people

is intense passionate interest without violent or frenzied group action

Antonyms

indifference

66 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

apathy

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

How Enthusiastic

balletomania

1 9.9

passion

198 2.0

enthusiasm

296 2.2

fondness

39 2.8

liking

68 1.0

interest

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

balletomania singular

balletomanias plural

Morphology

balletomania = ballet (semi-transparent) = ballet + mania

Formed from 'ballet' + the suffix '-mania' meaning an obsessive enthusiasm; the specialized suffix and the combining vowel 'o' may be unfamiliar to average B1 learners.

Etymology

Balletomania is built from ballet (the dance) and the ending -mania, which means 'madness' or 'a very strong love'. So balletomania is a craze or great passion for ballet, like Beatlemania was for The Beatles.