different between aficionado vs fanatic

English

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado, past participle of aficionar (“to inspire affection”). Doublet of affectionate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?sj??n??d??/, /?f??j??n??d??/

Noun

aficionado (plural aficionados or aficionadoes or (rare, hypercorrect) aficionadi)

1. (obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. [19th c.]
2. A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: admirer, buff, connoisseur, enthusiast, expert, fan, follower, lover; see also Thesaurus:fan

   Coordinate terms: buff, -phile

Related terms

• aficionada

Further reading

• “aficionado”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Alternative forms

• afficionado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aficionado.

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados)

1. aficionado (all senses)

Spanish

Etymology

From aficionar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /afi?jo?nado/, [a.fi.?jo?na.ð?o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /afisjo?nado/, [a.fi.sjo?na.ð?o]

Adjective

aficionado (feminine aficionada, masculine plural aficionados, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fond
2. amateur

Noun

aficionado m (plural aficionados, feminine aficionada, feminine plural aficionadas)

1. fan, hobbyist, aficionado (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)

   Synonym: fan

2. amateur

   Synonym: amateur

Descendants

• ? English: aficionado
• ? French: aficionado

Further reading

• “aficionado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• fanatick (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in 1525. From Latin f?n?ticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from f?num (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??næt.?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

fanatic (comparative more fanatic, superlative most fanatic)

1. Fanatical.
   • T. Moore

     But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.

2. (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.

Translations

Noun

fanatic (plural fanatics)

1. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

Translations

See also

• fan
• crank
• extremist

Quotations

• A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill (attributed)
• A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —George Santayana

Anagrams

• actifan

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin f?n?ticus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fanatic m (feminine singular fanatica, masculine plural fanatics, feminine plural fanaticas)

1. fanatical

Romanian

Etymology

From French fanatique, from Latin fanaticus.

Adjective

fanatic m or n (feminine singular fanatic?, masculine plural fanatici, feminine and neuter plural fanatice)

1. fanatic

Declension