maenad

mae·nad

noun \ˈmē-ˌnad\

Definition of MAENAD

1

: bacchante

2

: an unnaturally excited or distraught woman

— mae·nad·ic \mē-ˈna-dik\ adjective

Origin of MAENAD

Latin maenad-, maenas, from Greek mainad-, mainas, from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit — more at mind

First Known Use: 1579

Rhymes with MAENAD

Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad