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maniacalità

maniacal obsessiveness

noun mah-nyah-kah-lee-TAH Rare

Usage Note

Maniacalità describes the quality of being obsessively fixated — the state of approaching something with manic intensity. Like all - nouns it is invariable in the plural. The related adjective is maniacale (una cura maniacale = 'an obsessive attention to detail').

Examples

"La maniacalità del regista si riflette nel film."

Natural Translation

The director's obsessiveness is reflected in the film.

Literal Translation

The obsessiveness of-the director itself reflects in-the film.

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