maenad

[ mee-nad ]
/ ˈmi næd /

noun

bacchante.
a frenzied or raging woman.

Origin of maenad

1570–80; < Latin Maenad- (stem of Maenas) < Greek Mainás a bacchante, special use of mainás madwoman

OTHER WORDS FROM maenad

mae·nad·ic, adjective mae·nad·ism, noun

Words nearby maenad

maebashi, maebelle, maecenas, mael, maelstrom, maenad, maera, maestoso, maestricht, maestro, maestro di cappella

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British Dictionary definitions for maenad

maenad

menad

/ (ˈmiːnæd) /

noun

classical myth a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante
a frenzied woman

Derived forms of maenad

maenadic, adjective maenadically, adverb maenadism, noun

Word Origin for maenad

C16: from Latin Maenas, from Greek mainas madwoman