Definitions for lunacy
ˈlu nə silu·na·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunacy, madness, insanenessnoun

   obsolete terms for legal insanity

2. folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgencenoun

   foolish or senseless behavior

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lunacynoun

   The state of being mad, insanity

2. lunacynoun

   Something deeply misguided.

3. Etymology: From lunatic + -cy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lunacynoun

   A kind of madness influenced by the moon; madness in general.

   Etymology: from luna, the moon.

   Love is merely madness, and deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do; and the reason why they are not so punished and cured is, that the lunacy is so ordinary, that the whippers are in love too. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Your kindred shun your house,
   As beaten hence by your strange lunacy. William Shakespeare.

   There is difference of lunacy: I had rather be mad with him, that, when he had nothing, thought all the ships that came into the haven his, than with you, who, when you have so much coming in, think you have nothing. John Suckling.

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1. lunacy

   Lunacy refers to the state of being mentally ill, especially in a manner that leads to eccentric, foolish or bizarre behaviors. It may also mean extreme folly, reckless behavior or a foolish act. The term originates from the historical belief that changes in the moon (Latin “luna”) could cause intermittent insanity.

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1. Lunacynoun

   insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation

2. Lunacynoun

   a morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism

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1. Lunacy

   Lunacy is a 2005 Czech film by Jan Švankmajer. The film is loosely based on two short stories, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and "The Premature Burial", by Edgar Allan Poe. It is also partly inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. The film was shot between October 2004 and April 2005, on location in the village of Peruc close to Prague, and in Švankmajer's studio in the village of Knovíz.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lunacy in a Sentence

1. Jon Alterman:

   There's a large constituency the president has that thinks it would be lunacy to go to war against Iran, there's a large part of his base that thinks the craziest thing we could do is committing ourselves to endless wars in the Middle East.

2. James Carville:

   Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools: People see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center, james Carville believes his party lost its way and he is correct.

3. Senator Ted Cruz:

   President Obama and Hillary Clinton's idea that we should bring tens of thousands of Syrian Muslim refugees to America, it is nothing less than lunacy, now on the other hand, Christians who are being targeted for genocide, for persecution, Christians who are being beheaded or crucified, we should be providing safe haven to them.

4. Hugh Grant:

   Renee loves me and I love Renee. Well, I mean she’s in the same category as Emma Thompson, in terms of lunacy, but an amazing actress of course, and very generous, she once sent me a fabulous huge volume of beautiful photography, including a lot of semi-undressed women. I remember it because I had just landed in Marrakesh … and the book was impounded.

5. David Brooks:

   To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunacy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lunacy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lunacy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunacy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lunacy