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lu·na·cy    Audio Help   [loo-nuh-see] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -cies.
1.insanity; mental disorder.
2.intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon.
3.extreme foolishness or an instance of it: Her decision to resign was sheer lunacy.
4.Law. unsoundness of mind sufficient to incapacitate one for civil transactions.

[Origin: 1535–45; lun(atic) + -acy]

1. derangement, dementia; craziness, madness, mania, aberration. 3. folly, stupidity.
1, 2. rationality, sanity.
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lu·na·cy    Audio Help   (lōō'nə-sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. lu·na·cies
  1. Insanity, especially insanity relieved intermittently by periods of clear-mindedness. See Synonyms at insanity.
    1. Great or wild foolishness.
    2. A wildly foolish act.
  2. Archaic Intermittent mental derangement associated with the changing phases of the moon.


[From lunatic.]

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