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lu⋅na⋅tic
[loo-nuh-tik] 
–noun
| 1. | an insane person. |
| 2. | a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness. |
| 3. | Law. a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law. |
–adjective
| 4. | insane; demented; crazy. |
| 5. | characteristic or suggestive of lunacy; wildly or recklessly foolish. |
| 6. | designated for or used by the insane: a lunatic asylum. |
| 7. | gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.: She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging. |
Also, lu⋅nat⋅i⋅cal [loo-nat-i-kuh
l] (for defs. 4, 5, 7).
[loo-nat-i-kuhl] (for defs. 4, 5, 7).Related forms:
lu⋅nat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| lu·na·tic (lōō'nə-tĭk) adj.
[Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lūnāticus, from lūna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] lu'na·tic n. |
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Lunatic
Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar.]1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic. --Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15). 2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.Lunatic
Lu"na*tic\, n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : lunatic
Spanish:
lunático, loco,
German:
wahnsinnig;der, *die Wahnsinnige,
Japanese:
狂人 (の)
lunatic
fringe n. [IBM] Customers who can be relied upon to accept release 1 versions of software. Compare heatseeker.lunatic (adj.)
c.1290, "affected with periodic insanity, dependent on the changes of the moon," from O.Fr. lunatique "insane," from L. lunaticus "moon-struck," from luna "moon." Cf. O.E. monseoc "lunatic," lit. "moon-sick;" M.H.G. lune "humor, temper, mood, whim, fancy" (Ger. Laune), from L. luna. Cf. also N.T. Gk. seleniazomai "be epileptic," from selene "moon." The noun meaning "lunatic person" is first recorded 1377. Lunatic fringe (1913) was apparently coined by U.S. politician Theodore Roosevelt. Lunatic soup (1933) was Australian slang for "alcoholic drink."
Main Entry: lu·na·tic
Pronunciation: 'lü-n&-tik
Function: noun
: an insane person —used esp. formerly —lunatic adjective
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Main Entry: 1lu·na·tic
Pronunciation: 'lü-n&-"tik
Function: adjective
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Main Entry: 2lunatic
Function: noun
: an insane individual
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Lunatic
probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In Matt. 4:24 "lunatics" are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15 the name "lunatic" is applied to one who is declared to have been possessed. (See DAEMONIAC.)
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