Found 2 items, similar to Lunatic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lunatic
lunatic
adj : insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
[syn:
moonstruck]
lunatic
n 1: an insane person [syn:
madman,
maniac]
2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
daredevil,
madcap,
hothead,
swashbuckler,
harum-scarum]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lunatic
Lunatic
\Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna
the moon. See
Lunar.]
1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad; crazy; demented.
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Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic.
--Wyclif
(Matt. xvii.
15).
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2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person;
evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
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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.
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The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact. --Shak.
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