NOUN | person | lunatic, madman, maniac | an insane person |
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person | lunatic, daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, harum-scarum | a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | |
ADJECTIVE | all | lunatic, moonstruck | insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon |
Sounds | luw'nahtih.k | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon. | |
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Synonym | moonstruck | |
Broader | insane | Afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | lunático | |
Catalan | llunàtic | |
Nouns | lunacy | foolish or senseless behavior |
lunacy | obsolete terms for legal insanity |
Meaning | An insane person. | |
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Synonyms | madman, maniac | |
Narrower | bedlamite | An archaic term for a lunatic |
crazy, loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | |
madwoman | A woman lunatic | |
pyromaniac | A person with a mania for setting things on fire | |
Broader | sick person, diseased person, sufferer | A person suffering from an illness |
Spanish | demente, locatis, loco, lunático, maníaco | |
Catalan | boig, dement, foll, llunàtic, orat |
Meaning | A reckless impetuous irresponsible person. | |
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Synonyms | daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, harum-scarum | |
Narrower | tearaway | A reckless / reckless and impetuous person |
Broader | adventurer, venturer | A person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys taking risks |
Spanish | alocado, arriesgado, botarate, calavera, calvatrueno, tarambana, temerario, tronera | |
Catalan | calavera, disbauxat, esbojarrat, temerari, tronera |
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