lunatic

lu·na·tic  (ln-tk)

adj.

1. Suffering from lunacy; insane.

2. Of or for the insane.

3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision.

4. Characterized by lunacy or eccentricity.

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[Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lnticus, from lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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luna·tic n.

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lunatic

Adjective

1. foolish; eccentric

2. Archaic insane

Noun

1. a foolish or annoying person

2. Archaic a person who is insane [Latin luna moon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lunatic - an insane person                     madman, maniac 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 madwoman - a woman lunatic diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
	2.	lunatic - a reckless impetuous irresponsible person daredevil, harum-scarum, madcap, swashbuckler, hothead adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks tearaway - a reckless and impetuous person
Adj.	1.	lunatic - insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon moonstruck colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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lunatic

noun 1. madman, maniac, psychopath, nut (slang) loony (slang) nutter Brit. (slang) nutcase (slang) headcase (informal) headbanger (informal)

adjective 2. mad, crazy, insane, irrational, nuts (slang) barking (slang) daft, demented, barmy (slang) deranged, bonkers (slang), chiefly Brit. unhinged, loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) barking mad (slang) maniacal, gonzo (slang) up the pole (informal) crackbrained, wacko or whacko (informal) off the air Austral. (slang) see see, mad

Translations

lunatic [ˈluːnətɪk] adj, n → loco/a m/f

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lunatic [ˈluːnətɪk] n → fou(folle) → dément(e)

adj → fou(folle) → dément(e)

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lunatic [ˈluːnətɪk] adj → wahnsinnig

n → Wahnsinnige(r) f(m), Irre(r) f(m)

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lunatic [ˈluːnətɪk] adj, n → pazzo/a, matto/a

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lunatic lunacy