Lunacy Definition

lo͝onə-sē
lunacies
noun
lunacies
Mental unsoundness; insanity.
Webster's New World
Intermittent insanity, formerly supposed to change in intensity with the phases of the moon.
Webster's New World
Great or wild foolishness.
A policy that proved to be a piece of economic lunacy.
American Heritage
Great folly or a foolish act.
Webster's New World

Something deeply misguided.

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Noun

Singular:
lunacy
Plural:
lunacies

Origin of Lunacy

  • From lunatic + -cy.

    From Wiktionary

  • From lunatic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lunacy Sentence Examples

  • The committee of a lunatic, with the sanction of the judge in lunacy, may refer disputes to arbitration.

  • The lunacy of her father and the depravity of her mother were serious drawbacks to Catherine, and her only education was obtained in a convent at Poissy.

  • As you can imagine it turned into a night of absolute lunacy.

  • The black abolitionists had respect for Brown but thought the plan lunacy.

  • The councils of all administrative counties and county boroughs and the councils of a few specified quarter sessions boroughs, which before 1890 were independent areas for purposes of the Lunacy Acts, are local authorities for the purposes of the Lunacy Acts, and each of them is under an obligation to provide asylum accommodation for pauper lunatics.

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Words Starting With

LLULUN

Words Ending With

YCYACY

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lunacy

Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

Starts With L & Ends With YStarts With LU & Ends With YStarts With L & Ends With CY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With Y