SUPREME WORD DU JOUR
MYTHOMANE
PRONUNCIATION:
(MITH-UH-MAYN)
MEANING:
noun:
One having a tendency to exaggerate or lie.
adjective: Having a tendency to exaggerate or lie.
adjective: Having a tendency to exaggerate or lie.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek mythos (myth) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze).
Earliest documented use: 1954.
USAGE: “[Laura Cumming’s portrait] ... of the
mythomane, egomaniac, and relentlessly self-promoting Gustave Courbet, who
somehow nonetheless remains true to himself through all the lies, is hilarious
and oddly heart-warming.”
Simon Callow; On Self-Portraits by Laura Cumming; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 25, 2009.
Simon Callow; On Self-Portraits by Laura Cumming; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 25, 2009.
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