Definition of lunatic Lunatic
/luˈnʌtɪˌk/ - [lunutik] - lu•na•tic
We found 9 definitions of lunatic from 4 different sources.
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What does lunatic mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: lunatics |
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| lunatic - an insane person | ||
| madman, maniac | ||
| diseased person, sick person, sufferer a person suffering from an illness | ||
| crazy, looney, loony, nutcase, weirdo someone deranged and possibly dangerous | ||
| bedlamite an archaic term for a lunatic | ||
| pyromaniac a person with a mania for setting things on fire | ||
| lunatic - a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | ||
| daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, harum-scarum | ||
| adventurer, venturer a person who enjoys taking risks | ||
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| lunatic - insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon | ||
| moonstruck | ||
| insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lunatic (a.)
Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. - lunatic (a.)
Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. - lunatic (n.)
A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.
Part of speech
🔤- lunatic, noun, singular of lunatics.
