Shak.
Ma"ni*a (?), n. [L. mania, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to rage; cf. OE. manie, F.
manie. Cf. Mind, n., Necromancy.] 1. Violent derangement of mind;
madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or
many people; as, the tulip mania.
Mania a potu [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.
Syn. -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration;
delirium; frenzy. See Insanity.
Man"i*a*ble (?), a. [F., fr. manier to manage, fr. L. manus hand.]
Manageable. [Obs.] Bacon.
Ma"ni*ac (?), a. [F. maniaque. See Mania.] Raving with madness; raging
with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
Ma"ni*ac (?), n. A raving lunatic; a madman.
Ma*ni"a*cal (?), a. Affected with, or characterized by, madness;
maniac. -- Ma*ni"a*cal*ly, adv.
Man"i*cate (?), a. [L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.] (Bot.)
Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as
to form a mass easily removed.
{ Man`i*chæ"an (?), Man`i*che"an, Man"i*chee (?) }, n. [LL. Manichaeus:
cf. F. manichéen.] A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of
the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is
regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.
The Manichæans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its
utmost development.
Tylor.
{ Man`i*chæ"an, Man`i*che"an (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to the
Manichæans.
{ Man"i*chæ*ism, Man"i*che*ism (?) }, n. [Cf. F. manichéisme.] The
doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the
Manichæans.
Man"i*che*ist, n. [Cf. F. manichéiste.] Manichæan.
{ Man"i*chord (?), Man`i*chor"don (?), } [L. monochordon, Gr. &?;; --
so called because it orig. had only one string. See Monochord.] (Mus.)
The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.
Man"i*cure (?), n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.] A person
who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their
nails.
[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and
availing themselves of the services of a manicure.
Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Ma"nid (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Manis, or family
Manidæ.
Ma`nie" (?), n. [F. See Mania.] Mania; insanity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Man"i*fest (?), a. [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit., struck by the
hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in comp.) to strike. See
Manual, and Defend.] 1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight;
apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding;
apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or
hidden.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight.
Heb. iv. 13.
That which may be known of God is manifest in them.
Rom. i. 19.
Thus manifest to sight the god appeared.
Dryden.