lunatic
English Thesaurus
1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adventurer, venturer, |
| definition | : | a person who enjoys taking risks (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | tearaway, |
| definition | : | a reckless and impetuous person (noun.person) |
2. an insane person (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | diseased person, sick person, sufferer, |
| definition | : | a person suffering from an illness (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bedlamite, |
| definition | : | an archaic term for a lunatic (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pyromaniac, |
| definition | : | a person with a mania for setting things on fire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | madwoman, |
| definition | : | a woman lunatic (noun.person) |
3. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)
| similar | : | insane, |
| definition | : | afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | daredevil, temerarious, |
| definition | : | presumptuously daring (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy, |
| definition | : | cheerfully irresponsible (adj.all) |
5. an insane person (noun.person)
6. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)
| derivation | : | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery, |
| definition | : | foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | insaneness, lunacy, madness, |
| definition | : | obsolete terms for legal insanity (noun.state) |
7. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | daredevil, temerarious, |
| definition | : | presumptuously daring (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy, |
| definition | : | cheerfully irresponsible (adj.all) |
8. an insane person (noun.person)
9. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)
| derivation | : | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery, |
| definition | : | foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | insaneness, lunacy, madness, |
| definition | : | obsolete terms for legal insanity (noun.state) |
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