Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun rare A fascination or obsession with words

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Logos is Greek for "word", lepsy is Greek, "to seize"

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word logolepsy.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • n. - an obsession with words

    October 31, 2008

  • n. - an obsession with words.

    logolept

    n. - a person who is obsessed with words.

    Consumed by logolepsy, Jacob spent his days and nights amid the worn yellowish pages of the OED.

    June 24, 2009

  • lol, kinda ironic

    October 10, 2011