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lunacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | insaneness, madness |
| Type of | insanity |
| Derivation | lunatic |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, tomfoolery |
| Type of | gambol, caper, romp, play, frolic |
| Has types | meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, prank, buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery |
| Derivation | lunatic |
Examples of lunacy
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He refused to say that it had been a mistake, though he did try to claim lunacy.
From the guardian.co.uk
Edinburgh wouldn't be Edinburgh without the annual offerings of creative lunacy.
From the independent.co.uk
The moon was also linked to diseases, fever, melancholia and, of course, lunacy.
From the guardian.co.uk
In a fit of lunar lunacy, the cow that jumped over the moon has gone into orbit.
From the time.com
Like former President Carter, former President Fox's lunacy increases with age.
From the latimes.com
I really think enough is enough and this latest bit of lunacy is going too far.
From the theargus.co.uk
The filmmakers seem content with the notion that saintliness is a form of lunacy.
From the time.com
Yet the in spired lunacy of France's Georges Feydeau merits no lesser accolade.
From the time.com
It would be hard to exaggerate the lunacy of U.S. rules on skilled immigration.
From the businessweek.com
- Obsolete terms for legal insanity
- Folly: foolish or senseless behavior
- (lunatic) an insane person
- (lunatic) insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
- (lunatic) daredevil: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
- Lunacy is an album released by Luna Sea on July 12, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before disbanding in late 2000.
- Lunacy (Czech: u0160u00EDlenu00ED) is a 2005 Czech film by Jan u0160vankmajer. The film is loosely based on two short stories, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and "The Premature Burial", by Edgar Allan Poe. It is also partly inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade...
- Lunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. Announced on January 3, 2009, the name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon (Latin: Luna). It is FRC's 18th game. ...
- Lunacy is a videogame developed by System Sacom and published by Sega for Sega Saturn in 1997. Alternatively it was known as Torico in Europe, or, under its full title Gekka Mugentan Torico in Japan. ...
