Anglomania

[ ang-gluh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

1. an intense admiration of, interest in, or tendency to imitate English institutions, manners, customs, etc.

Anglomania

/ ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

1. excessive respect for English customs, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌAngloˈmaniˌac, nounadjective

Other Words From

• An·glo·ma·ni·ac [ang-gloh-, mey, -nee-ak], noun
• An·glo·ma·ni·ac·al [ang-gloh-m, uh, -, nahy, -, uh, -k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglomania¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; Anglo- + mania

Example Sentences

If anglomania was unknown to France in the seventeenth century, yet Frenchmen were found who appreciated England.

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In all these manifestations of gallomania and incipient anglomania, there is ample matter for ridicule.

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His wife would not chill the ardor of his early Anglomania, and in this, as in everything, she wished to humor him to the utmost.

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I know your taste for the works of art gives you a little disposition to Anglomania.

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This Anglomania showed itself, not only in ceaseless political agitation, but also in an elaborate imitation of English manners.

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