Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inordinately and morbidly devoted to the study or pursuit of music; afflicted by musicomania.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word music-mad.
Examples
-
On September 14, 15, and 16, the music-mad (and sweltering) capital of Texas dropped everything to play host to the sixth-annual Austin City Limits Festival.
-
Eugène is an enthusiastic dancer—music-mad, as Hortense says.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
-
Eugène is an enthusiastic dancer—music-mad, as Hortense says.
The Last Great Dance on Earth Sandra Gulland 2001
-
A native of Melbourne, Davies -- burly, blond, and endlessly affable -- was a typical product of the music-mad sixties.
I Tina Turner, Tina 1952
-
Göttingen; a Danish baron, music-mad; a singing count from Sienna; a crazy architect from Paris; and two Russian noblemen.
Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 John Auldjo
-
Emile, who was himself music-mad, had discovered her to be possessed of a rough contralto voice of a curious mature quality.
The Hippodrome Rachel Hayward
-
Among the motley colours and barbaric excitement of the liquor-fed music-mad crowd, the artist, Kane, espied a young Cree so lovely that he afterwards immortalized her on canvas, which is included in the magnificent Kane collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
-
She doesn't care tuppence for the Turner boy, but he's musical, and she's quite music-mad, and now and then they 'accidentally' meet.
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
-
Sally dismissed them for tennis, and carried the music-mad small boy off to the old nursery, where he could bang away at an old piano to his heart's content, while she pasted pictures in her camera book, in a sunny window.
The Story of Julia Page Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
-
I imported a pianist from Spokane – which made my unwieldy business easier to handle, for the men of this country were all music-mad, and would entertain themselves for a reasonable length of time by singing with the "professor" while the girls were otherwise engaged.
Madeleine: An Autobiography Madeleine 1919
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.