lunacy

Meanings

• Noun

  A state of severe mental illness; madness.

  - "His lunacy drove him to commit terrible acts."
  - "The asylum was filled with patients suffering from various forms of lunacy."

• Noun

  Absurdity or nonsense.

  - "The politician's speech contained many statements of lunacy."
  - "The play was filled with scenes of utter lunacy."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈluː.nə.si /
   
   
   
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Synonyms

craze , craziness , insanity , madness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lunacy
insanity , sanity , piety , city

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Variants

List of all variants of lunacy that leads to same result
lunacies , lunacy

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Etymology

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From Middle English lunacie, from Old French lunatie, from lunat-, lunatikos, from lunas, the moon. The term originally referred to a condition believed to be caused by the phases of the moon.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lunatic' comes from the Latin word lunaticus, meaning 'moon-struck'.

2. The full moon is often associated with lunacy and mental instability in folklore and popular culture.

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Related Concepts

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1. Insanity: A broad term used to describe various forms of mental illness.

2. Madness: A state of severe mental or emotional disorder.

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Culture

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Lunacy has been a common theme in literature, particularly in works dealing with mental illness and the supernatural. It has also been used metaphorically to describe absurd or irrational behavior.

How to Memorize "lunacy"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person acting erratically and unpredictably to remember the meaning of lunacy.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of madness or insanity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Lunacy: Lunatic, Unusual, Nonsensical, Absurd, Crazy, Insane, Yielding'

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