dromomanie
French, noun/dʁɔ.mɔ.ma.ni/
dromomanie is spelled D-R-O-M-O-M-A-N-I-E (10 letters). Dromomanie is a French feminine noun meaning “an irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impulsion irrésistible à marcher ou à courir”.
What does dromomanie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletean irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impulsion irrésistible à marcher ou à courir. 2. Besoin irrésistible de déménager, de vivre à plusieurs endroits.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dromomanie
- dromomanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dromomanie?
- /dʁɔ.mɔ.ma.ni/
- \dʁɔ.mɔ.ma.ni\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.