Definition of lunacy Lunacy
/luˈnʌsi/ - [lunusee] - lu•na•cy
We found 9 definitions of lunacy from 4 different sources.
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What does lunacy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: lunacies |
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| lunacy - obsolete terms for legal insanity | ||
| madness, insaneness | ||
| insanity relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||
| lunacy - foolish or senseless behavior | ||
| folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, indulgence | ||
| frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play a playful leap or hop | ||
| meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lunacy (Noun)
The state of being mad, insanity. - lunacy (Noun)
A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases. - lunacy (Noun)
Insanity implying legal irresponsability. - lunacy (Noun)
Something deeply misguided.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lunacy (n.)
Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation. - lunacy (n.)
A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism.
Part of speech
🔤- lunacy, noun, singular of lunacies.
